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Congratulations! Brenden & Amanda Lymn Winchester, TN
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The Bike Manufacturer: Harley-Davidson Year Built: 2010 Model: CVO Street Glide/FLHXSE Time Took to Build: 2 Days Engine Model: V2, Four Stroke/Twin Cam Displacement: 1800cc/ 110 Cubic Inches Paint: Candy Concord with Pale Gold Leaf Graphics Frame: Mild steel; tubular frame, two-piece stamped and welded back bone; cast and forged junctions; twin down tubes; bolt on rear frame Rake: 26.0 Special Features: Has Diamond Ms Pro Audio and Amp, Painted Razor tour pak to match bike, engine completely chromed out, over $10k invested in chrome alone, full Bassani Exhaust system.
This is my 1st Harley-Davidson. I’ve always owned Yamaha’s and finally decided to upgrade to the best which is Harley-Davidson. My wife and I wanted something more comfortable and something a little bit different from what everyone else has but still sporty looking. This is why we chose the CVO end of HarleyDavidson. It’s Harleys Custom Vehicle Operations which is different from everyone else’s standard normal bikes and stands out and also has a bigger motor which is all performance and everyone that knows me, knows I like speed.
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Happy December bikers! I hope you had an awesome Thanksgiving. As clenched fists and in an obvious rage, you may believe the threat to be imminent I write this in mid-November, I am getting ready for my last ride to the more quickly than if you did not have this specialized knowledge. Having this mountains of 2020. I hope you have had some opportunities to get knowledge transferred to Mr. Reasonable is only fair because a reasonable some riding in this fall. person with such knowledge would be more likely to react quickly. This month’s Bullet Points column is the last in the five-part series, Principles Other specialized knowledge, such as your previous understanding of the of a Self-Defense Claim and deals with Reasonableness. In review, the five Tueller Drill (for more information see the Bullet Points article on Imminence) critical components to a successful self-defense claim are: can be passed to Mr. Reasonable – and he, like you – will know that a 1. Innocence knife wielding man is an imminent threat at 21 feet, which may not seem 2. Imminence reasonable to everyone. But if you were to find yourself in court, you will most 3. Proportionality likely need to prove that you knew this before you used the force. Owning a 4. Avoidance book which cites the Tueller Drill, with a receipt, would be proof. Attending 5. Reasonableness a self-defense class prior to the incident which provided information on the Tueller Drill may well suffice as proof. If you find yourself in the unfortunate position where you have to defend If Mr. Reasonable would have taken the same actions you did, you have yourself with lethal force, your continued freedom will depend on if the police passed the litmus test for objective reasonableness. But that does not mean and courts believe all five of these components were properly met. If there is you are out of the “proverbial woods” yet. any doubt in their minds that each one was met, your legal team will have to Subjective Reasonableness convince a jury that you did in fact meet them. Subjective reasonableness takes into consideration all of the things you Reasonableness of your actions is judged both objectively and subjectively. did and said. Just because Mr. Reasonable would have acted like you did, In the event that the police turn your case over to the prosecuting attorney, if you truly did not believe you were innocent, there was not an imminent objective reasonableness will primarily be determined by interviews with threat or your actions were not proportional, you are at risk of not passing witnesses, physical evidence – and if the case goes to court – testimony the subjective reasonableness test. You may be wondering, “How would the by expert witnesses. Subjective reasonableness is primarily going to be police or prosecutor know I did not believe this if I did not tell them?” This determined by your actions and any statements you make (Hint: a subject of is where your statement to the police can come in. If you were to say, “I was an upcoming article). Let’s examine both of these. not afraid for my life,” or “I could have taken him with my fists,” you are in Objective jeopardy of losing your self-defense case because there was not imminence Objective reasonableness is an imaginary litmus test. Essentially, it implores and your actions were not proportional. someone to consider if a reasonable person would make the same decisions Other things which can cause police and prosecutors to fail your self-defense and take the same actions you did if in exactly the same situation. claim due to subjective reasonableness would be running from the scene, This imaginary person is a law-abiding citizen, goes to the intersection to hiding from police or tampering with evidence. These actions will immediately cross the street, does not have anger issues, does not do drugs and never cause them to believe you were not the innocent party. drinks to excess. He/she would be cautious by nature. Average in every way, In closing, remember that you must be able to prove the following to claim he/she would not have above average intelligence or super human strength. self-defense: you are INNOCENT, you believed there was an IMMINENT When considering objective reasonableness, the police and district attorney threat of death or serious injury, your use of force was PROPORTIONAL, there may well transfer your physical characteristics to the imaginary person. If you was no reasonable avenue of AVOIDANCE and a REASONABLE person would are old, frail, small or handicapped you would likely fear for your life more have taken the same actions. quickly than a healthy man in his mid-20s. As such, a lower threshold would have to be exceeded before you began to become fearful and the fight-or- Until next month, keep the shiny side up! flight instinct kicked in – when you believed the threat was imminent. Molon Labe, In a self-defense case, the court may also allow Mr. Reasonable to have Mike Noirot specialized knowledge which you have. A good example would be if you knew the person was extremely violent, unstable and had a reputation as a vicious fighter. Note: I am not a lawyer and nothing in this column represents legal advice. My If you were to find yourself in a position where he was coming quickly at you with article is based on common sense and many years of studying self-defense.
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Pastor Ron Baptiste Founder of Covenant Confirmers Ministries Inc. www.covenantconfirmers.org Covenant Confirmers Ministries; a “Certified Recovery Congregation” Founder of TN. Biker Medical Clinic Inc. www.Tennesseebikermedicalclinic.org Messages Available on Podbean https://covenantconfirmers.podbean.com Live You Tube https://www.youtube.com/user/ covenantconfirmers1/live
Rev.2:7 “He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; to him that overcomes will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the mist of the paradise of God.” There are ten verses in the book of Revelations that speak The Blessing (empowered to prosper) over “The Overcomers.” 1. “Let him hear” this is a calling, a duty, an order from the Holy Spirit 2. “To him that overcomes” implying some in heaven are not Overcomers. 1 Cor.3:15 “…but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire” 3. “Will I give” Jesus makes the presentation Himself 4. “The tree of life” This is the same tree that God forbid Adam & Eve to eat from 5. “In the Paradise of God” This is in heaven as a special reward to Overcomers. The pandemic, the economy crises, and the street violence, many believers have stopped assembling their selves together at Church, stopped tithing, offerings, praying, and reading their bibles. John 16:1 “These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.” Jesus had warned the disciples fourteen times that He would be going away. God has always warned his people of impending disasters in order to prepare His people for it. For many years now we have had Pastors, Teachers, and Prophets warning us that this season we are now in was coming and for us to prepare for it, some listened and some did not. 2 Thess.2:2 “That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us.” Vs. 3 “Let no man deceive you by any means… there shall come a falling away first.” Many believers have been “offended-shaken in mindtroubled in spirit (human spirit) and have Fallen away.” Vs. 10 “And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.” The truth is Jesus, and Jesus is the Word (Jo.1:1 & 14). With all that is going on in these last days, we must be in love with the Word of God! It’s still the same battle between Religion & Relationship. If we don’t have the love and the passion for “The Word of God,” we could find ourselves susceptible to being “deceived.” If we are closer to unrighteousness than we are the truth, we could very well be part of that “falling away group.” But with the “love for the truth,” we will be Overcomers. Rev.12:11 “And they overcame him by the blood of the lamb, and the word of their testimony and they loved not their lives unto the death.” It’s easy to love God when everything is going our way, but when something doesn’t go our way, we turn from God, we get “offended, troubled, and soon shaken.” In these last days. When trials & tribulation comes out, so will the Overcomers. Until next time, keep your face in the wind and your kickstand up. To be found faithful, Pastor Ron
