Do you believe there are situations where taking something from someone by force is acceptable?

Depends, if its life crucial its necessary to talk to someone by force to help them out.if its not like that then it should be the persons choice if they want you to talk to them or not.

`stare decisis is a legal doctrine that obligates courts to follow historical cases when making a ruling on a similar current or future case. stare decisis ensures that cases with identical facts be approached in the same way, unless overruled by the same court or a higher court such as the us supreme court. simply put, it binds courts to follow legal precedents set by previous decisions.

stare decisis is a latin term meaning "to stand by that which is decided".