Do you want to play a game?
I will present today's case study twice. One version will detail the events as they actually occurred, the other version will have an alternate, fictional ending. I will not reveal which one is which right away so that you may play along at home.
Case Study #2-A
Our Hero for today happens to be a middle-aged woman of modest stature. She is armed with a concealed firearm, but otherwise harmless in almost every aspect. Singled out as vulnerable and isolated as what appeared to be easy prey, Our Villain naively approaches for a miscalculated attack.
Recognizing she is in imminent danger, Our Hero pulls a small gun from her handbag, aims and fires a single bullet from its chamber.
There are no witnesses, although someone that heard the gunfire placed an emergency call to authorities, who arrive shortly thereafter. When the police arrive to the scene of the crime, they interrogate Our Hero, still present and understandably shaken.
In this scenario, Our Hero aimed her weapon at Our Villain and put a bullet in his chest. The man died on the scene, his side of the story never heard. Our Hero gives the investigators her honest account of what had happened from beginning to end, how she aimed true and killed her attacker.
Case Study #2-B
All of the same facts from before remain, Our Villain attempts to accost Our Hero, resulting in Our Hero pulling out her weapon and firing a single shot. The police respond to an emergency call regarding the sound of gunfire and the investigators still interrogate Our Shaken Hero. There are still no witnesses to the crime, and Our Villain's side of the story is never heard, much like in the first scenario, but in this case it's because he is nowhere to be found. Our Hero offers her honest account of exactly what had happened from beginning to end, how she fired a warning shot over Our Villain's head, and how he turned and ran away.
Both scenarios adequately neutralized the threat of danger and solved Our Hero's problem. Both scenarios used what the court system defines as deadly force, regardless of the variance in each version's outcome.
In either situation, this is a fairly open and shut case. Our Hero is protected by law to carry her weapon and the immediate threat of danger permits her to use deadly force in self-defense.
We know who Our Hero is.
We know who Our Villain is.
So I ask you...in the two scenarios above, who is Our Criminal?
You have all of the facts, Detective. Unfortunately, logic is not going to assist you in the matter. Ponder this, and tune in tomorrow for the shocking conclusion!
Today's Jazz Hands were deployed in self-defense.
Day two-hundred and nineteen complete.
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