articulation
defend using no more force than is necessary...
This is the key phrase. KNIGHT used more force than was necessary according to what I have heard and read about this incident. The thieves were running away, did not present any weapons or threats thereof, they dropped what they had stolen and from what I understand, they were even off of his property at the time of the shooting.
I totally understand why KNIGHT did what he did, but he's going to have to do some pretty incredible articulation to the court to explain that his actions were 'reasonable' in the circumstances. In this situation, he may well have to articulate that he feared 'death or grievous bodily harm' to either himself or someone else in order to justify discharging a firearm at another person...
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