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Originally Posted by justa25thTA

(2) when and to the degree he reasonably believes the deadly force is immediately necessary:


Really?

It's night time. You leave wal-mart only to walk up and see that someone is messing with your car. Naturally you yell at them to stop. The Bad guy turns with something in their hand. In that split second, you believe they may use that item in their hand to cause you serious bodily injury. You draw and shoot.

Are you justified in Texas?

After the police arrive, you learn he had a spray paint can. Does that change what you thought at that moment in time? And does that change the outcome?

This sort of thing happens all time in Law enforcement where they believe the BG had a weapon only to found out later it was a cell phone.

This type antics are dangerous.