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Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 4 days agoEven if they are committing crimes you can’t unilaterally exact justice against them due to vigilante laws.
You can actually, self-defense to stop someone from committing a felony is legal in the US.
Knightfox@lemmy.world 4 days ago
In no court in the world would you be able to say you were acting in self-defense while acting from 6000 km away.
Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Look up the laws in nyc, stopping a felony is legal self defense, including homicide.
Knightfox@lemmy.world 3 days ago
First of all, it’s NY State, not NYC, and Article 35.10 of the Penal Code says you are allowed to use physical force for self-defense or in the defense of others, but the very next clause is 35.15 which says that you have a duty to retreat unless there is immediate danger.
In a NY court of law you could argue that you were acting in the defense of others, but you would not be able to prove that there was imminent danger.