Quote Originally Posted by Zundfolge View Post
Kazoo is correct. If you have reasonable grounds to believe you or yours will be seriously injured or killed, you have the right to use lethal force.

That said, you're in a multi thousand pound metal box, you don't need to mash the gas pedal down to the floor and do a burnout before running them all down while doing donuts. Put the car in gear, lay on the horn and start rolling forward slowly, gradually increasing speed but doing your best to not actually run someone over.

Problem with this is what happens when, going slow, you don't have the ability to get over the bodies now stuck until your car? If you are going to risk hitting someone, then freaking HIT SOMEONE. The idea of trying to not hit someone is akin to saying "just wound them" or "why not just shoot them in the leg?" etc.

You are using deadly force by DRIVING THROUGH A CROWD, so don't do it stupidly and get stuck w/ a body high centering you and/or allowing the crowd to close in and debrain you.