TO: Bob Owens
RE: Rules of Engagement – North Carolina (Item 1)
“In plain English, (1) we can’t start a confrontation, (2) must try to diffuse or escape the situation if we can, and (3) can only pull a weapon when some tries to kill or sexually assault someone else or ourselves, and (4) once we fire, we can only shoot to stop the threat, not to kill.” — Bob Owens
What constitutes “start a confrontation”?
Case in Point….
A year ago, last month, I was attending a Board of Directors (BoD) meeting of a group I belong to.
During the course of the meeting, the president of this BoD became so vexed he started dropping the f-bomb.
I said, in a loud and clear voice from the audience of attendees, “I don’t think that kind of language is appropriate.”
At this point the president got up from his chair and tried to rush around the tables to get at me.
Did I “start the confrontation”?
Regards,
Chuck(le)
P.S. I think you’re mistaken about the Rules of Engagement being pretty much the same from state to state.
