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<blockquote data-quote="OK Corgi Rancher" data-source="post: 4184040" data-attributes="member: 45773"><p>There's no one-size-fits-all answer to this.</p><p></p><p>A good rule of thumb is you can do anything for a third person who is the subject of unlawful force that you could do for yourself if you were the victim of unlawful force being used against you.</p><p></p><p>I don't believe you'll have any blanket immunity from criminal or civil actions just because you helped a police officer. The bottom line is, the same rules apply. You can do what is reasonable to protect yourself (or a third person) from unlawful physical force that's used against you.</p><p></p><p>You'll have to articulate very clearly (actually, your attorney will do it for you) why you felt it was reasonable to pursue the course of action you took. Pretty much like any other defensive use of force.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OK Corgi Rancher, post: 4184040, member: 45773"] There's no one-size-fits-all answer to this. A good rule of thumb is you can do anything for a third person who is the subject of unlawful force that you could do for yourself if you were the victim of unlawful force being used against you. I don't believe you'll have any blanket immunity from criminal or civil actions just because you helped a police officer. The bottom line is, the same rules apply. You can do what is reasonable to protect yourself (or a third person) from unlawful physical force that's used against you. You'll have to articulate very clearly (actually, your attorney will do it for you) why you felt it was reasonable to pursue the course of action you took. Pretty much like any other defensive use of force. [/QUOTE]
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