Armed Intruder Who Shot Homeowner Argues ‘Stand Your Ground’ Defense

[240 is Back]

FCK any idiot who uses this defense.   IDIOTS.


http://www.wistv.com/story/22824369/defense-stand-you-ground-should-apply-to-intruder-who-killed-man-in-apartment

[Archer77]

Even you and your vivid imagination couldn't come up with a scenario where this is an acceptable defense.

[Emmortal]

Or just smart defense.  If they needed more time to prepare their case then doing this just does that.  Obviously the court is not going to allow them to proceed under this claim, it just has to decide how to handle it.  You're getting your panties rustled over nothing.

[240 is Back]

Even you and your vivid imagination couldn't come up with a scenario where this is an acceptable defense.

I don't like stand your ground.  I got my permit in 97 when the law was"DUTY TO RETREAT".   Unless you had your back to a wall, you had an obligation to try to step back.  I studied "Move shoot live" by lenny magill... great tactics video that I still own.  The thought was that you never RAN into a gunfight.  Do everything you can to avoid it.

THEN Jeb added "castle doctrine" to vehicles.  A guy can climb in your car, lay down and beg, and you can still shoot in head, legally.  Dont like but understand.  Some dude reached in my car back in 2002 and I didn't shoot him.  Legally, under castel doc, I could have... but I sure as shit didn't want to shoot someone unless absolutely necessary.

Anyway, it appeared here in 2005 and people love it - but there are some hotheads out there who will say "If he gets in my face, I'm standing my ground and shooting him" - which is HIGHLY irresponsible.  People WANT to be able to kill - scary as shit.  You have idiots that don't know the law, that run into what they think is a gunfight because "the law is on my side!"

They're unaware of the fcked up emotions and results of putting a bullet in someone.  Grossly irresponsible.  I think the law is going to be reduced - thanks to zimmerman and those who supported him.

[Skeletor]

 A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in any other place where he or she has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force if he or she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony."

An intruder has committed the unlawful activity of trespassing and intrusion and has no right to be there.

[240 is Back]

A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in any other place where he or she has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force if he or she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony."

An intruder has committed the unlawful activity of trespassing and intrusion and has no right to be there.

the problem is when 2 people are on the street and both claim they have a right to be there.

and the law doesn't tell them to use common sense, and back down.

Way too much damn ego out there today- everyone has to puff up and brag about how they're standing their ground.

[Skeletor]

the problem is when 2 people are on the street and both claim they have a right to be there.

and the law doesn't tell them to use common sense, and back down.

Way too much damn ego out there today- everyone has to puff up and brag about how they're standing their ground.

Isn't this topic about a man who invades another person's apartment and shoots and kills the apartment resident claiming "stand your ground"?