The instructor dormitory building of the Internal Security Military Academy. Although Lu Ming only came once during the opening ceremony, he still reserved his dormitory. Moreover, as the education specialist and the chief of a group of instructors, his dormitory was of the same specifications as those of several general officers and school-level leaders such as Wenger. It was twice the size of an ordinary instructor dormitory. Ordinary instructor dormitories were small suites with inner and outer rooms, while general officers' dormitories were large suites with inner and outer rooms and guest rooms, which could be considered two bedrooms and one living room.
On the desk in the outer room, Lu Ming was looking through the information sent over from the police station.
The ruffian beaten to death by Cynthia was called Cousy. He had a long history of bad deeds, including harassing women, violently injuring people, etc. Moreover, he was currently on parole.
Looking at the testimonies of Cynthia and the third group of students, as well as the testimonies of some neutral witnesses, the descriptions were similar, saying that the deceased had chatted with these students and even made physical advances with one of them, and then Cynthia went berserk.
Just as he was thinking about it, someone knocked on the door gently. Lu Ming answered and the door was gently pushed open.
Lu Ming looked at it and his eyes immediately lit up.
The graceful figure who walked in was Han Annie, wearing a red officer's uniform and snow-white leather boots, which looked a bit like the uniform of the female militia in the military parade of a certain year, but the style of the uniform was more beautiful, and she wore a beret, which matched Han Annie's heroic appearance perfectly.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Long time no see. Did you miss me? I haven't used my official duties to ask you to come. I wanted to finish my business first."
Han Annie bit her lip and said, "I'm here on behalf of squad leader Yin Shabeier. She's feeling a little unwell and asked for leave. If you want to ask about Cynthia's usual performance, I can tell you."
Lu Ming smiled and listened to Mary say that Han Annie and Yin Shabaier became best friends in a short time. They had a very good relationship and even exchanged rooms with others to live in the same double room in the student dormitory.
"Okay, sit down!" Lu Ming nodded at the stool opposite him, and said, "Make yourself whatever you want to drink. We have tea and coffee. You can treat it as your own home!" He paused, "Oh, I'll give you the key later. When I'm not here, you can just stay here. The environment is better."
Han Annie's beautiful face showed helplessness, but she pretended not to hear and said, "Cynthia is a little neurotic, so I think she should be mentally examined..."
Lu Ming waved his hand. "Don't be nervous. This time, Principal Wenger asked me to evaluate the whole thing and give professional advice on whether to report to the superiors for a military court trial. So, we don't have to use mental problems to reduce her responsibility."
There are three types of military courts. One is a summary military court, where the superior appoints a commander as the judge, and usually hears cases of violations that do not violate the law. The second is a special military court, where the superior appoints three judges, usually including the commander of the suspect's military unit, a military lawyer and a commander of another military unit. They deal with minor violations, but some serious crimes can also be tried by special courts. The third is an ordinary military court, which will have a jury, but the jury is also composed of officers and soldiers.
The Internal Security Academy is an independent military unit in the East China Sea, so it can handle illegal matters involving its students independently, including setting up its own special military court.
Han Annie was naturally aware of this. She seemed relieved and asked again, "Will you defend her?"
Lu Ming smiled: "I am the one who evaluates the case. If I evaluate that she should be prosecuted, I may be the prosecutor, or I may be appointed by Wenger as one of the three judges..." He laughed at himself, "It's a bit wrong to evaluate the case and be a judge, right? But this is how our military court is. In short, I can't be Cynthia's representative lawyer." He said, "Does she have any violent tendencies during her training?"
Han Annie hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Lu Ming hesitated for a moment, "Then I would like to conduct a mental evaluation on her and then have her tried by a special military court."
Han Anni was stunned for a moment, with some reluctance in her eyes, but she finally shook her head and said nothing.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Actually, it's like this. I'm trying to get Wenger to appoint me as one of the three judges. This case has given me some ideas. Regarding the principle of self-defense, I want to serve as a judge in the military court. I don't think I'll be able to be a judge in the civil court in my lifetime, so I can only serve in the military court."
After a pause, he said, "However, it is impossible for Cynthia to stay in the army. I will study the specific case later. The forensic report has not arrived yet, so I can't say how to judge it now."
Han Annie was stunned for a moment and said, "Some people say that you treat the law as a toy. It turns out it's true." But she couldn't help but be curious, "Which rule do you think needs to be improved?"
There are two principles of self-defense in East China Sea law. The first is the obligation to retreat. Retreat must be the first choice, and counterattack can only be carried out when it is impossible to retreat safely.
The second is the castle principle, which states that you do not have to give in in your own home and have unlimited right to fight back.
In addition, the castle principle extends to one's own means of transportation. For example, when you are in your own car, you do not need to retreat and have unlimited right to fight back.
Lu Ming pondered and said, "I think we should add a third principle, the principle of holding our ground. I proposed it in the military court and it seems appropriate and has this flavor."
"I believe that a person does not have to retreat in an area where he can lawfully stay, and if he has reason to believe that he has been or is about to be seriously threatened with injury or death, he can also use any available means to fight back."
"In fact, the unlimited defense within a vehicle extended from the Castle Principle is already a shadow of the Stand Your Ground Principle. However, it is not enough. The area where the victim can legally fight back should be expanded."
"The obligation to retreat was originally called the wall principle, which means that only when you have no way to retreat, and have retreated to the wall, can you engage in self-defense. In other words, only when you have no way to escape, can you use violence to fight back. This in itself runs counter to human nature. Facing a raised knife, it is impossible to ask a person to think calmly."
Han Annie listened silently, and suddenly said: "Does Justice Yin Shabel's mother often hear you say this?"
Lu Ming was startled: "What?"
Han Annie shook her head and stood up: "If there is nothing else, I'm leaving!"
Lu Ming suddenly understood something, "Your squad leader is not feeling unwell, but feels uncomfortable when seeing me, right? Do you think the rumors outside are true?" He was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Did she really think that he was a gigolo raised by her mother
Han Annie looked at Lu Ming with her big, bright eyes, suddenly smiled, turned around and left.
Lu Ming was so depressed that he said to Han Annie from behind: "Then when you see her, tell her to call me father when she sees me. Even though you are her best friend, you have to call me uncle..."
Suddenly realizing that something was wrong, he quickly shut up. If this got to Christine's ears, what would happen? Wouldn't he be skinned alive
Fortunately, the mother and daughter don’t seem to have a close relationship. There is a big gap between them and they don’t talk to each other. I think my nonsense will not be heard by any third person.