Rigby5
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- Apr 23, 2017
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No it doesn't.
From your post:
"...reasonably believe is necessary to defend themselves or others from what they reasonably believe to be the illegal imminent use of force or the illegal use of force."
Mr. Penny probably believed that his reasonable restraint action was justified. (reasonable since other passengers helped)
It was NOT a violent act like garden variety street thugs use, and that Bragg doesn't even charge.
Ever see the movies "Death Wish" or "The Mechanic"? They were about vigilantes cleaning up street thugs. When streets aren't safe, vigilantes fill the police void.
That obviously is a lie, since it resulted in murder.
Nothing justified murder, and all chokeholds are illegal unless death is warranted.