# Bricker is a purveyor of misinformation; listen to him at your own risk **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 20, 2012, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-a-purveyor-of-misinformation-listen-to-him-at-your-own-risk/632106 "2012-08-20T22:32:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 234
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-a-purveyor-of-misinformation-listen-to-him-at-your-own-risk/632106/234 "2012-08-23T04:03:13Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > I have to apologize: I have no idea what the hypothetical you posed was. It was in the other thread somewhere, right? It was re-quoted here in post 159. In support of the citizens arrest discussion, I wrote: > [@Martin/Zimmerman: humble opinions and speculation thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martin-zimmerman-humble-opinions-and-speculation-thread/619125/5295): > > If the conflict began with Martin punching Zimmerman, continued to Zimmerman shooting Martin, and if the bullet had merely grazed Martin, following which Zimmerman had leapt upon him and restrained him… That would have been perfectly legal, both for a police officer and a “regular schmoe.” --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-a-purveyor-of-misinformation-listen-to-him-at-your-own-risk/632106)._