This begs a question

Whether or not citizens can engage in pre-emptive deadly force:

As previously reported by WND, the former staff member testified in an affidavit that TiZA executive director Asad Zaman told her, "We could just kill you, yeah tell your husband we'll do his job for him." In his own affidavit, Zaman said he didn't remember making the statement.

This regarding lawsuits involving a muslim charter school and the allegations of witness intimidation.

Now, I read an article by Masaad Ayoob many years ago that had a bit on the levels of force, and one of the levels was pre-emptive. The example he gave was a hostage situation where one hostage has been killed, and another promised to be killed in 5 minutes if demands aren't met. That's when police are authorized to shoot if the opportunity presents itself.

But what about when someone threatens to kill you? Do you have to wait until they show ability and opportunity before you act, or can you take steps beforehand to squash the threat?

Just wondering ...

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