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Leron Black reinstated, suspended first 6 games of next season
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<blockquote data-quote="alaskaillini" data-source="post: 1213916" data-attributes="member: 531679"><p>I don't have so much problem with brandishing a knife defensively - which is what Black apparently did - as opposed to offensively going after someone with it (of course that becomes more than brandishing). Pulling a weapon defensively has the tendency to cause reflection on the part of the aggressor, but at the risk of escalating the situation into something much worse. It is illegal because I assume in Illinois Black had a duty to retreat if possible even if he felt his safety was threatened and regardless of who was in the right in the dispute. Sometimes in the heat of the moment, a person's judgment becomes clouded, especially if you believe you have been wrongfully accused of something. Fortunately things didn't escalate and no one was hurt, and hopefully Black learned an important lesson. </p><p></p><p>I see taking a defense stance deemed too aggressive by the law as distinct from domestic battery charges where someone was actually harmed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alaskaillini, post: 1213916, member: 531679"] I don't have so much problem with brandishing a knife defensively - which is what Black apparently did - as opposed to offensively going after someone with it (of course that becomes more than brandishing). Pulling a weapon defensively has the tendency to cause reflection on the part of the aggressor, but at the risk of escalating the situation into something much worse. It is illegal because I assume in Illinois Black had a duty to retreat if possible even if he felt his safety was threatened and regardless of who was in the right in the dispute. Sometimes in the heat of the moment, a person's judgment becomes clouded, especially if you believe you have been wrongfully accused of something. Fortunately things didn't escalate and no one was hurt, and hopefully Black learned an important lesson. I see taking a defense stance deemed too aggressive by the law as distinct from domestic battery charges where someone was actually harmed. [/QUOTE]
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