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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 954710" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>My understanding of the "stand your ground" law is that it is intended to afford protection for a person who truly acted in self defense by removing the legal requirement that the person has to somehow "retreat" before resorting to lethal force. In other words...if you are minding your own business and someone attacks you with intent to kill or cause great bodily harm, and you shoot them....they cant automatically prosecute you for not trying to run away first.</p><p></p><p>I agree with the underlying principle of the "stand your ground" law....but it should <strong>not</strong> apply to a person who has <em>instigated</em> an encounter or who <em>willfully participates </em>in an encounter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 954710, member: 14668"] My understanding of the "stand your ground" law is that it is intended to afford protection for a person who truly acted in self defense by removing the legal requirement that the person has to somehow "retreat" before resorting to lethal force. In other words...if you are minding your own business and someone attacks you with intent to kill or cause great bodily harm, and you shoot them....they cant automatically prosecute you for not trying to run away first. I agree with the underlying principle of the "stand your ground" law....but it should [B]not[/B] apply to a person who has [I]instigated[/I] an encounter or who [I]willfully participates [/I]in an encounter. [/QUOTE]
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