Self-defense

For example, there are those who contend that carrying a gun around is the best way of self defense. Some people say that "The only times an Afro-American who was assaulted got away has been when he had a gun and used it in self-defense”(Cooke). Some think that if you live in an area with a very high crime rate that carrying a gun around will be the difference between life and death. Those who believe gun control…

The Black Panther Party for Self¬ Defense was founded in October 1966, in Oakland, California by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton. The party originated in California and it is now one of the first organizations in United States history to militantly struggle for ethnic minority and working-class emancipation. The black panther party was the largest black revolutionary organization that has ever been known to man. Strongly influenced by Malcolm X, the Panther Party’s intentions were to have…

Violence is a form of aggression being conducted by anger. Most of the time it causes severe damage to the person the aggression is intended to. Most people confuse violence with self defence. Violence and self defense are two different things. Violence is brought from hate, like hating a person for something they have or did. Self defence is being used to protect oneself under a dangerous situation, like when you are being robbed so you need to stop the person. In the book “Flight” by Sherman…

African-American self-defense tactics in the long American Civil Rights Movement is an often overlook aspect of it as it directly contradicts the traditional narrative about the movement. It emphaticizes the importance of nonviolence even with the widespread occurrence of brutal sexual violence and murders. Both widely and easily debunked by historical sources the movement was not successful because of only the practice of nonviolence. In fact, African-Americans owning guns as method of…

Self defense is defined as the deliberate use of physical force for protecting yourself or loved ones from physical harm (Franco). It's a subject that just about everyone considers at some point in their lives. Self defense should be allowed in school and everyday life because, it’s not illegal for you to use self defense, it could help against bullying, and people should be able to protect themselves against others who try to harm them. The first reason that they should allow self defense in…

Perimeter Defense: Beyond the Basics It is called "all round defense". In other words, a threat can come from any direction. It is important that you know the area around the structure you are defending. Ideally, you have sketched on paper your property's' prominent terrain features, features that could offer cover and/or concealment to an opposing force or offer the same to you the defender. Once down on paper you would then measure the distance from any cover or concealment that the terrain…

Thank you for your attention in this matter. Ladies and gentlemen, there is a difference between “self defense” and “retaliation”.There is also a difference between what constitutes reasonable doubt, and the amount of excuses that justify the defendant. Ladies of the jury, Zimmerman provoked the fight that night Treyvon Martin was killed. The law does not allow a man to pick a fight with a minor, to then create the need to defend himself. There is an old cliché “actions speak louder than…

The defendant should be found not guilty on the theory of self-defense. Self-defense is the use of force to protect yourself, your home or property, or the people you care about. Self-defense is acceptable when the necessity is there, the problem exists “right now”, and when it’s for prevention of crimes, such as kidnapping, rape, or robbery. The defendant, Peggy Bundy, used self-defense to protect not only herself, but her two children, from the hands of her lover/abuser, Mr. Jefferson Darcy.…

On May 20, 1906, officials incorporated Overland Park making it a first class city with a population of 28,085. The city’s origin traces back to 1905 when William B. Strang arrived from New York. His mother lived in Kansas City, and after the floods of 1903 complained of the stench of rotten livestock left dead in the stockyards. He had a friend, George Metcalf who lived southwest of the city who owned land. His mother went to live with Mr. Metcalf and fell in love with the rolling hills and…

Foundation of Personal Communication Defensive Climate is a situation where one perceives or anticipates some form of threat and feels like they need to defend themselves from the unknown and become cautious with their surrounding and people around them. For example, your supervisor makes statements that imply that you are always late, and you know you have only been late once: you tend to be defensive. On the other hand, Supportive Climate is a state of a stress-free and healthy environment,…