Famous Last Words Department

[just4funsies]

If a robbery, give him what he wants, and then shoot him as he leaves.

If a fight, shoot him first.

[mater]

Now, the report quotes an ear witness to the homicide, who heard the decedent shout, "You going to shoot me now? You going to shoot me?." He then heard three shots.

It seems to me that those are not the questions you should ask when someone is pointing a gun at you.

Any thoughts on what you should say, assuming that you are unarmed and have no black belts.

Steve

I agree that doesn't sound like questions you would ask. Most people would be pleading for their life if they knew someone was about to shoot them.

[Rounder]

Most shottings involving courthouses and attorneys stem from divorces, child custody and child support. One of my biggest problems is I can't remember faces of the people that appera before me for the most part. Several times I have been approached in stores or parking lots by either people I have represented or have appeared before me. Alot of these times I will have my kids with me. This is one of the negatives of living in a small town.

And I fully agree with being judged by 6 or 12 (Florida), than carried by 6.

And as to the orginal question, when I did criminal defense work, I always told the jury that they were never instructed to leave their common sense at the door of the jury room. If the facts just don't make sense, then something is wrong. Especially if your client is taking the stand and testifying (I always hated that.) Juries are strange creatures and sometimes what is mere fluff they will decide is a major piece of evidence. I also believed that the case was won or lost on jury selection. I used to drive the judges nuts with my questions during voir dire.

[BearPipes-1]

"You going to shoot me now? You going to shoot me?"

Maybe the decedent had recently watched Barry Levinson's Diner, and remembered that it worked for Eddie Simmons (Steve Guttenberg), "What're you gonna do, Ma, are you going to stab me? C'mon, take your best shot."