What is the name of your state? I live in Kentucky.
Hello. Recently, I posted a thread about an altercation I had with a landlord of an apartment I used to live in. The thread was locked by the moderators but it can be found (link removed) if you are interested in the details of my situation. I decided to write a shorter post here that is related to that situation.
In short, I was living at an apartment where my landlord was a violent psychopath who would repeatedly visit me for no other reason than to physically assault me, often involving breaking into my apartment. During these altercations, I would call 911 and was invariably met with an operator who was hostile and apathetic to my problem and would not send the police per my request. I have two questions related to this:
Hello. Recently, I posted a thread about an altercation I had with a landlord of an apartment I used to live in. The thread was locked by the moderators but it can be found (link removed) if you are interested in the details of my situation. I decided to write a shorter post here that is related to that situation.
In short, I was living at an apartment where my landlord was a violent psychopath who would repeatedly visit me for no other reason than to physically assault me, often involving breaking into my apartment. During these altercations, I would call 911 and was invariably met with an operator who was hostile and apathetic to my problem and would not send the police per my request. I have two questions related to this:
- If someone attacks me at my home and I am unable to get the police to come immediately to apprehend my attacker, would I be authorized to kill the attacker in order to permanently neutralize the threat? In other words, could my inability to receive police assistance be seen as extenuating circumstances justifying murder/manslaughter?
- If I am in a fist fight with a person who has attacked me unprovoked, if I see fit to kill my opponent, such as by snapping his neck or strangling him, am I allowed to do so without threat of being charged with a crime?
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