What would you do if you were attacked and your life was on the line? We sit down with use-of-force expert Dennis Root, best known for his role as an expert witness in the George Zimmerman trial to discuss what really happens—mentally, physically, and legally—when someone makes the split-second decision to use deadly force and how it affects them afterward. We uncover what the media missed, how juries struggle to understand fear, and why most of us have a dangerously simplified view of self-defense.
Key Discussion Points:
- What it really feels like in the moment you fear for your life and why biology takes over.
- Why most people are unprepared for the mental aftermath of self-defense, even if they survive.
- How expert witnesses serve the jury, not agendas, and why full transparency is critical.
🎧Listen now and challenge everything you thought you knew about self-defense.
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Dennis's book: Force Concepts
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