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or anywhere else for that matter, know the politics and prejudices of the people in power there. I give lessons on dealing with violence and conflict and a lot of people know the laws, or at least have made an effort to learn them, but no one ever seems to know the personal beliefs and values of the local DA, or the mayor, or the chief of police.
That shit matters...... especially the prosecutors. They are the ones who are going to decide whether you get locked up and charged with a crime if there is a violent encounter, and you need to know what they think and how they feel, because if they're racists or progressives or just corrupt, it's your ass. Some of these people hate gun owners, some hate white men, some simply don't believe that there is such a thing as legitimate self-defense. Self defense is an affirmative defense; you can't just shut up and lawyer up. You are admitting that you did something that under any other circumstances would be a crime...... your job (and your lawyer's) is to make sure the actual circumstances are taken into account.
If you come to their attention, as far as they're concerned, you are the criminal...... and they are going to treat you like it.
If you're willing to spend time learning to defend yourself, don't stop with preparing for an encounter with a predatory criminal; remember that you may have to prepare to defend yourself from the law, too.
Plan, prepare, adjust your thinking...... and remember that it's better to be a live outlaw than a dead innocent.
That shit matters...... especially the prosecutors. They are the ones who are going to decide whether you get locked up and charged with a crime if there is a violent encounter, and you need to know what they think and how they feel, because if they're racists or progressives or just corrupt, it's your ass. Some of these people hate gun owners, some hate white men, some simply don't believe that there is such a thing as legitimate self-defense. Self defense is an affirmative defense; you can't just shut up and lawyer up. You are admitting that you did something that under any other circumstances would be a crime...... your job (and your lawyer's) is to make sure the actual circumstances are taken into account.
If you come to their attention, as far as they're concerned, you are the criminal...... and they are going to treat you like it.
If you're willing to spend time learning to defend yourself, don't stop with preparing for an encounter with a predatory criminal; remember that you may have to prepare to defend yourself from the law, too.
Plan, prepare, adjust your thinking...... and remember that it's better to be a live outlaw than a dead innocent.