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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

THE BAIS HAVAAD HALACHA JOURNAL: Volume 5775 Issue VIII Parshas Vayishlach The Ferguson Shooting Verdict Lethal Force for Self Defense in Halacha By Rabbi Micha Cohn

he recent grand jury verdict about the tragic shooting of Michael Brown by Officer Wilson has taken the national spotlight. According to the grand jury, Brown, unarmed, made a ‘full charge’ at Wilson and tried to take his gun. Wilson, could not get to his mace and shot Brown dead in self-defense. In this article we will present some of the Halachic concepts to consider when deciding if lethal force may be justified.
Yaakov at 10:20 AM
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