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Re: "Stand Your Ground" has been successfully used in cases where the victim was shot in the back - Dennis S - 06-05-2012
Spock wrote:
[quote=davester]
[quote=swampy]
I guess if the bad guy is in your house you can shoot him anywhere you want to.
So you think it's OK to execute someone running away just because he tried to steal some of your stuff? Stuff ain't worth a human life IMHO.
You forget that once out of the womb the only life that republicans value is their own.
swampy tends to value her own life more than others; not just criminals but regular Americans without health insurance:
http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?2,768051,768610#msg-768610
Re: "Stand Your Ground" has been successfully used in cases where the victim was shot in the back - $tevie - 06-05-2012
It has also been used by a self-described "vampire" in Pinellas County, a Miami man arrested with a single marijuana cigarette, a Fort Myers homeowner who shot a bear and a West Palm Beach jogger who beat a Jack Russell terrier.
i want to read those stories. Good heavens.
Re: "Stand Your Ground" has been successfully used in cases where the victim was shot in the back - Lux Interior - 06-05-2012
$tevie wrote:
It has also been used by a self-described "vampire" in Pinellas County, a Miami man arrested with a single marijuana cigarette, a Fort Myers homeowner who shot a bear and a West Palm Beach jogger who beat a Jack Russell terrier.
i want to read those stories. Good heavens.
Read some Carl Hiaasen novels.
Re: "Stand Your Ground" has been successfully used in cases where the victim was shot in the back - Bill in NC - 06-05-2012
As far as I can tell, you're A-OK if the person you kill was in your house.
Decades ago we had a case here locally where a homeowner blasted away at a group of teens who had forced entry to his garage.
The teen that died was indeed shot in the back, can't remember if any others suffered injuries.
Burned up the talk radio here (pre-internet) but even back then if you were injured/killed in the commission of a crime no civil recovery allowed.
Re: "Stand Your Ground" has been successfully used in cases where the victim was shot in the back - JoeH - 06-05-2012
Depends a lot on which state you are talking about. Here if there is evidence that the person was leaving, i.e. shot in the back, then there is a possibility of conviction on manslaughter charges and civil liability. A group would complicate the issue as it is possible one would have "retreated" and gets hit while another was shot at. There are quite a few states where the same applies, no unlimited home defense.
Re: "Stand Your Ground" has been successfully used in cases where the victim was shot in the back - Black - 06-05-2012
It's funny that the Tampa article outlines many cases in which STG was used questionably, yet none of them involve the victim being in someone's house. That's some impressive thread derailment, swampy!
Re: "Stand Your Ground" has been successfully used in cases where the victim was shot in the back - swampy - 06-05-2012
Since I don't drive after dark and seldom, if ever put myself in dangerous situations, I think the only place I'd ever need protection under the law would be my own home. I do have a gun and would not hesitate to use it if someone intrudes on me and I'd not be asking any questions first nor will I be checking first to see if they are facing me.
Sorry if that bothers you. Have a nice day.
Re: "Stand Your Ground" has been successfully used in cases where the victim was shot in the back - Lux Interior - 06-05-2012
swampy wrote:
I think the only place I'd ever need protection under the law would be my own home.
This thread is not about you.
Re: "Stand Your Ground" has been successfully used in cases where the victim was shot in the back - mattkime - 06-05-2012
swampy wrote: I do have a gun and would not hesitate to use it if someone intrudes on me and I'd not be asking any questions first nor will I be checking first to see if they are facing me.
If only americans were as vigilant against heart disease
Re: "Stand Your Ground" has been successfully used in cases where the victim was shot in the back - Dennis S - 06-05-2012
swampy wrote:
Since I don't drive after dark and seldom, if ever put myself in dangerous situations, I think the only place I'd ever need protection under the law would be my own home. I do have a gun and would not hesitate to use it if someone intrudes on me and I'd not be asking any questions first nor will I be checking first to see if they are facing me.
Sorry if that bothers you. Have a nice day.
So, if you walk into a room in your house and there's someone standing there whose face you can't see, you just blow him away, no questions asked.