NYC: A justice system designed to protect thugs and criminals...self defense is verboten

Senior citizen who saved himself from would-be mugger is heading to prison because of NYC’s ‘draconian’ laws

https://nypost.com/2025/11/20/us-news/queens-senior-citizen-who-fatally-shot-would-be-mugger-headed-to-prison-for-four-years/

By 

Kevin Sheehan and 

 

Ben Kochman

Published Nov. 20, 2025, 5:16 p.m. ET