ON NON-DEADLY FORCE

This post was inspired by incidents where non-deadly force (usually a  single punch, shove, or push) resulted in no criminal charge (brought or sustained), despite the fact that the person on the receiving end suffered serious bodily harm or death. Such incidents are not extraordinarily rare events. See: HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.  Surprise outcome? Yes as to the injury sustained, but as to the lack of a “successful” criminal prosecution, no.  For the sake of full disclosure (of the counter-argument made by those who have to defend the use of deadly force against a punch, etc.), here’s one to watch — has  interesting facts — where the non-deadly force user was arrested –  HERE.  And another, HERE.