MacTheKnife
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"They shot that man in cold blood.
If someone breaks into my home with the intent to murder me, according to our government, not only am I suppose to NOT shoot the intruder, I am expected to climb out of a window or hide up a chimney or under a bed. That is supposed to be my first option to avoid a murder.
All those men needed to do to avoid a murder was to keep driving...
Again you are in error....saying that and I quote: "if someone breaks into my home with the intent to murder me, according to our government, not only am I suppose to NOT shoot the intruder, I am expectedto climb out of a window or hide up a chimney or under a bed. That is supposed to be my first optiojn to avoid a murder."
Well first of all I wonder what state this person 'Irish Ram' lives in? Does anyone know?
Now for the truth.....................even in the states that require one to retreat if possible when confronted with an attacker....they do not say things like: hide under the bed, climb out the window or climb up the chimney...now maybe she would...that would be on her....the few states that do require one to retreat if possible only say that ...one must retreat if possible.
. The substantial majority view among the states, by a 31-19 margin, is no duty to retreat. Florida is thus part of this substantial majority on this point. And most of these states took this view even before the recent spate of “stand your ground” statutes, including the Florida statute.
Duty to Retreat and Stand Your Ground: Counting the States - The Volokh Conspiracy
People are talking about how common “stand your ground” states are compared to “duty to retreat” states, so I thought I’d do a bit of looking to see the current head count. First, let me explain what I mean by “duty to retreat,” which is something of a misnomer (though a very common one): Say …
volokh.com
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