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appearance doctrine

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A quick definition of appearance doctrine:

The appearance doctrine is a rule in self-defense law that says a person can use force if they believed it was necessary to protect themselves. This means that if someone looks like they are going to harm you, and you use force to defend yourself, it may be considered justified if a reasonable person would have believed the same thing.

A more thorough explanation:

The appearance doctrine is a legal principle that applies to cases of self-defense. It states that if a person reasonably believes that their use of force is justified, then that use of force is considered legally justified.

For example, imagine that a person is walking home late at night and sees someone approaching them with a weapon. The person may reasonably believe that they are in danger and use force to defend themselves. Even if it turns out that the other person did not intend to harm them, the appearance doctrine would protect the person who used force because they believed that they were in danger.

Another example could be a police officer who uses force to subdue a suspect who they believe is armed and dangerous. If it turns out that the suspect was not actually armed, the officer's use of force may still be considered legally justified under the appearance doctrine because they believed that the suspect was a threat.

The appearance doctrine is important because it allows people to defend themselves and others without fear of legal repercussions as long as their belief that force was necessary was reasonable.

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JumpySubsequentDolphin
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idk splitty :(
if there's no gtown today that would be so cruel
surely gtown 12 minutes from now
I'm a chromokopia fan, but I don't like Tyler outside of that album
theres the spirit!!
JumpySubsequentDolphin
17:18
@SplitterusClitterus: did you like cmiygl? that’s one of my all time fave albums
Kind of a controversial take. I like experimental albums a lot
babycat
17:19
liking chromakopia and not Tyler's other stuff is crazy to me
JumpySubsequentDolphin
17:19
perhaps im biased bc i saw him live when he performed cmiygl for the first time
i think it is a controverisal take and i usually do too, i also think im giving an opinion too early cuz i habvent finished it at all
yeah seeing him live prob makes it a million times better
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JumpySubsequentDolphin
17:21
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even outside the beef. Noid is great too
JumpySubsequentDolphin
17:22
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JumpySubsequentDolphin
17:22
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JumpySubsequentDolphin
17:23
like i would do anything for one chance w that man but better off alone and me vs myself were both not good
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shaquilleoatmeal
17:43
went to eat - did anyone guess the bowl lmao
shaquilleoatmeal
17:43
ooo yall were too busy with that kendrick shit
shaquilleoatmeal
17:45
put me on - whats the first song on the album thats heat
babycat
17:45
I don’t know sweetgreen like that because I’m not part of the PMC. your legs looked super tan though
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shaquilleoatmeal
17:49
@babycat: should i bring you to sg next time im in ct?
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17:49
@ImpartialLion: any obvious diss tracks on there?
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babycat
17:50
i used to work in an office two doors up the street from one and you can really see the glazed sweetgreen stare on the face of all those morgan stanley guys
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17:51
I have this professor for a legal analysis and writing for clients class that said you will need a JD and legal experience to get an A. He also grades ridiculously hard but leaves no comments on why you got that grade or what you did wrong. Dude is pissing me off with the whole you are wrong figure it out approach.
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