stand your ground defense works even when victim shot in back

of course it's legalized. just ask the san fran PD.

http://www.domasjefferson.com/news/...ot-and-kill-man-for-not-paying-his-train-fare

the San Francisco Police shot and killed an unarmed 19 year-old man for allegedly not paying his Muni train fare. Witnesses say the shooting happened after the suspect de-boarded the T-Third Muni train and was confronted by police for not having a ticket. A chase ensued and the suspect was shot at six to ten times. People who gathered at the Muni stop were throwing bottles at police, who had three blocks of Third Street blocked off, from Palou to Newcomb avenues. Initial reports showed that the man was shot in the back and there was no weapon to be found, however Sunday, the San Francisco police claimed that they had "found" a silver handgun on the scene likely in order to stave off another Rodney King type riot in the streets of California.
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So, SmarterThanFew, you approve of shooting someone in the back unless it's a police officer squeezing the trigger?
 
In a third of "stand your ground" defenses, the defendant started the fight that ended in the shooting and still went free
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Therein lies the problem.

In these cases, had the person who was ultimately shot simply beat the crap out of the armed aggressor, they'd probably be in jail for assault.

Hey...it's Floriduh.
 
Althea said:
Therein lies the problem. In these cases, had the person who was ultimately shot simply beat the crap out of the armed aggressor, they'd probably be in jail for assault. Hey...it's Floriduh.
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It's not just Florida.

More than half of the states in the United States have adopted the Castle doctrine, stating that a person has no duty to retreat when their home is attacked.

Some states go a step further, removing the duty of retreat from other locations. "Stand Your Ground", "Line In The Sand" or "No Duty To Retreat" laws thus state that a person has no duty or other requirement to abandon a place in which he has a right to be, or to give up ground to an assailant.

Under such laws, there is no duty to retreat from anywhere the defender may legally be...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand-your-ground_law
 
I assume that the person that started it, did something rather nominal, and the response by the other was not appropriate and far exceeded the proper response. If thats the case, it's a good thing the person was shot. I love stand your ground, I love being able to shoot people that can't control themselves.
 
KingofCats said:
I assume that the person that started it, did something rather nominal, and the response by the other was not appropriate and far exceeded the proper response. If thats the case, it's a good thing the person was shot. I love stand your ground, I love being able to shoot people that can't control themselves.
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Yeah right. NOT>
 
\\()// said:
It's not just Florida.

More than half of the states in the United States have adopted the Castle doctrine, stating that a person has no duty to retreat when their home is attacked.

Some states go a step further, removing the duty of retreat from other locations. "Stand Your Ground", "Line In The Sand" or "No Duty To Retreat" laws thus state that a person has no duty or other requirement to abandon a place in which he has a right to be, or to give up ground to an assailant.

Under such laws, there is no duty to retreat from anywhere the defender may legally be...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand-your-ground_law
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Yes, I know. Your OP referenced Floriduh. What we're going to see, is a slew of incidents where people like the moron King Of Cats, goes out looking for a reason to shoot someone.
 
Althea said:
Yes, I know. Your OP referenced Floriduh. What we're going to see, is a slew of incidents where people like the moron King Of Cats, goes out looking for a reason to shoot someone.
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Maybe someone will stand their ground against him?
 
Althea said:
Yes, I know. Your OP referenced Floriduh. What we're going to see, is a slew of incidents where people like the moron King Of Cats, goes out looking for a reason to shoot someone.
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I am not going to go out looking for trouble. But if someone where to attack me I would happily shoot them and would sleep soundly. p.s. never owned or even have touched a gun.
 
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Who said you did?

I asked if you approve of shooting someone in the back unless it's a police officer squeezing the trigger.
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and i'm constantly being told that my approval or condemnation means shit, and since that seems to be the case, let all of you decide to support or protest it. see if you can make the change.
 
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