Florida Man Invokes 'Bush Doctrine' To Justify Shooting Neighbors | TPM LiveWireWoodward’s attorneys argue that an attack could have been expected based on the words of his neighbors. They go on to mention the “Bush Doctrine,” a concept that justifies a pre-emptive attack based on the need to defend from a threat.
After all, we don't want the smoking gun to be...a smoking gun. Or something like that.
Well, as a colleague once said, as a lawyer, you can't just stand there and shrug and go, "Eh, I got nothin'," no matter how much you may feel like it.
Published on September 05, 2013 14:45