Walmart v. The U. S. Supreme Court

Gibson et al. v. Commonwealth (1931)

"It is the tradition that a Kentuckian never runs. He does not have to."

John M. Harlan  34 SW 2d 936

The noted Kentucky jurist, John M. Harlan, wrote for the Supreme Court in Beard v. United States, 158 U. S. 550 S. Ct. 962, 967, 39 L. Ed. 1086:

"The defendant was where he had the right to be, when the deceased advanced upon him in a threatening matter, and with a deadly weapon; and if the accused did not provoke the assault, and had at the time reasonable grounds to believe, and in good faith believed, that the deceased intended to take his life, or do him great bodily harm, he was not obliged to retreat, nor to consider whether he could safely retreat, but was entitled to stand his ground, and meet any attack made upon him with a deadly weapon, in such way and with such force as, under all the circumstances, he, at the moment, honestly believed, and had reasonable grounds to believe, were necessary to save his own life, or to protect himself from great bodily injury."

You might think twice about putting Walmart in charge of your well being.  Their decision to fire their employees for heroically defending themselves is absolute foolishness, and I no longer feel save in their stores, since their guards must run rather than defend the unarmed against any fool who wants to draw a weapon.  I have decided to quit buying anything from them unless it is absolutely necessary. I am boycotting Walmart.  No one is safe in their stores if this is their policy.  Justice Harlan of Kentucky, a member of the Supreme Court, when that still meant something, wrote for the entire Supreme Court when he said no one has to retreat when his life is in danger.


Walmart Employees Fired for Helping to Capture Alleged Criminal


Walmart deserves to be out of business for this one.  Please join in with me!

James Duvall, M. A.
Big Bone, Kentucky
Nec ossa solum, sed etiam sanguinem.

Gibson et al. v. Commonwealth (1931)

Gibson et al. v. Commonwealth (1931)

"It is the tradition that a Kentuckian never runs. He does not have to."

John M. Harlan
34 SW 2d 936

The noted Kentucky jurist, John M. Harlan, wrote for the Supreme Court in Beard v. United States, 158 U. S. 550 S. Ct. 962, 967, 39 L. Ed. 1086:

"The defendant was where he had the right to be, when the deceased advanced upon him in a threatening matter, and with a deadly weapon; and if the accused did not provoke the assault, and had at the time reasonable grounds to believe, and in good faith believed, that the deceased intended to take his life, or do him great bodily harm, he was not obliged to retreat, nor to consider whether he could safely retreat, but was entitled to stand his ground, and meet any attack made upon him with a deadly weapon, in such way and with such force as, under all the circumstances, he, at the moment, honestly believed, and had reasonable grounds to believe, were necessary to save his own life, or to protect himself from great bodily injury."