MisconceptionObserved in bank
Knife Always Justifies
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
17929_parking-lot-retreat · CRIMINAL · Choice ANo, because deadly force is never allowed against a knife
Why it's attractive
It turns the knife into an absolute bar to self-defense.
Why it's wrong
It turns the knife into an absolute bar to self-defense.
17929_parking-lot-retreat · CRIMINAL · Choice CYes, because the castle doctrine applies to any place Eli lawfully occupies
Why it's attractive
It extends the home exception to any lawful location.
Why it's wrong
It extends the home exception to any lawful location.
17929_parking-lot-retreat · CRIMINAL · Choice DYes, because Ruth approached with a knife
Why it's attractive
It focuses on the knife and ignores the retreat requirement.
Why it's wrong
It focuses on the knife and ignores the retreat requirement.
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