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Deadly Force For Property

This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 1 active question. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”

Subject distribution

  • CRIMINAL1

Example wrong choices

  • 21629_hymn_console_driveway_shooting · CRIMINAL · Choice AYes, because deadly force is allowed to stop any felony theft.

    Why it's attractive

    It says any felony theft permits deadly force.

    Why it's wrong

    It says any felony theft permits deadly force.

  • 21629_hymn_console_driveway_shooting · CRIMINAL · Choice CNo, because defense of property is never recognized in criminal law.

    Why it's attractive

    It erases the whole defense.

    Why it's wrong

    It erases the whole defense.

  • 21629_hymn_console_driveway_shooting · CRIMINAL · Choice DYes, because the sound-console case was valuable and the thief ignored Esther's warning.

    Why it's attractive

    It proves facts that do not decide deadly force.

    Why it's wrong

    It proves facts that do not decide deadly force.

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