Masked Thugs Kidnap Another Student Off the Street

silence7@slrpnk.net · edit-2 3 months ago

jordanlund@lemmy.world · 3 months ago

Here in Oregon it’s pretty clear, YMMV:

"a person is not justified in using deadly physical force upon another person unless the person reasonably believes that the other person is:

(1) Committing or attempting to commit a felony involving the use or threatened imminent use of physical force against a person; or

(2) Committing or attempting to commit a burglary in a dwelling; or

(3) Using or about to use unlawful deadly physical force against a person. [1971 c.743 §23]"

In the case of an attempted kidnapping and the officers fail to identify themselves as such, that would fall under (1):

“Kidnapping in the first degree is a Class A felony.”

“Kidnapping in the second degree is a Class B felony.”