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Originally posted by rockyroad
What's so funny about the name Chuck Elias???
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I do not recall that Chuck was the only person claiming that this was not self-defense. Even if I referenced Chuck Elias, most people would be like "Who the hell is that?"
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Originally posted by rockyroad
And what a surprise - the pulling out of the "it's different in my area" argument...never saw that one coming, did we?
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Self-Defense like most laws in this country fall under state, town or county law. Murder, speeding regulations, independent contractor classification are all local laws. If I carry a handgun in Illinois I will go to jail. I do the same thing in Texas and I am following the law. One of the reasons we have not had an observerÂ’s program in my state is because of the local independent contractor law in this state would possibly violate those laws and put the IHSA in legal jeopardy. I read this forum and it is clear that there are many states that do something different because they do not face the same legal constraints as we have here. I guess those things cannot be pointed out because Rocky says so.
Why is this issue supposed to be the same across the country. When we talk about playoff assignments, regular season assignments or how our associations are run, those all have "area differences?" So are you going to tell me that the guys that will be working the State Finals this year in my state got those assignments the same way they do in your state or work those games at the same time?
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Originally posted by rockyroad
In the situation I described, the judge made it VERY clear (so clear even someone from another state could understand it) that what made the self-defense claim work was that the official involved did not respond to the first shove, and did try to walk away.
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I do not know what state this took place in, but I will take a guess that the Judge in question had to follow law in that state. There is a reason we have a State Supreme Court and U.S. Supreme Court.
Peace