self-defense
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The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation declined to pursue criminal charges against the officers who killed Rozario, concluding their use of deadly force met the legal standard for self-defense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Reynano López 46, an avocado farmer, starts his morning shift with the self-defense militia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
The ex-officer also made a different self-defense claim on the night of the shooting, according to grand jury testimony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Placed beside each other, the two Baker County cases reflect the funhouse-mirror properties of self-defense law.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
All I was saying amounted to a frantic self-defense.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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