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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 955067" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>My understanding is that it aids the defendant by removing the "duty to retreat".</p><p></p><p>That does not change the fact that the defendant must still be an <em>unwilling participant </em>in the encounter.</p><p></p><p>Hypothetical scenario; I am walking back to my car with my groceries in a store parking lot, and a mugger approaches me brandishing a knife and demanding money. At this point, he has the "MMO" (motive, means and opportunity) to kill me, and I hve a legitimate reason to fear for my life. Under "stand your ground", I do <em>not</em> have a legal obligation to try and run away before drawing my gun and shooting him. In states without "stand your ground", I could be prosecuted for murder because I didnt try to run away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 955067, member: 14668"] My understanding is that it aids the defendant by removing the "duty to retreat". That does not change the fact that the defendant must still be an [I]unwilling participant [/I]in the encounter. Hypothetical scenario; I am walking back to my car with my groceries in a store parking lot, and a mugger approaches me brandishing a knife and demanding money. At this point, he has the "MMO" (motive, means and opportunity) to kill me, and I hve a legitimate reason to fear for my life. Under "stand your ground", I do [I]not[/I] have a legal obligation to try and run away before drawing my gun and shooting him. In states without "stand your ground", I could be prosecuted for murder because I didnt try to run away. [/QUOTE]
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