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ProgressiveProfessor

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13. You are willfully misreading the laws across the states

Reply to safeinOhio (Reply #9)

Fri Jun 15, 2012, 09:20 AM

Jun 2012

In any case involving the defensive use of deadly force, that the user was in imminent risk of Great Bodily Injury or Death needs to be established. It can be accepted by the DA in which case the matter is dropped. If it is not, it goes to trial.

All SYG does is remove the requirement to retreat. It does nothing to change the basic burden of self defense.

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Just an observation about "Stand your Ground" and how utterly regressive it is [View all] 1-Old-Man Jun 2012 OP

Your post clearly indicates you have *ZERO* knowledge of 'stand your ground'. Edweird Jun 2012 #1

Um no... Kalidurga Jun 2012 #2

Sir, there are some holes in your interpretation Meiko Jun 2012 #3

It's worse than that - it's legalized murder. baldguy Jun 2012 #4

There are some pretty strong messages here for Meiko Jun 2012 #5

One can plan the perfect crime of murder. safeinOhio Jun 2012 #6

You don't need SYG to do that. hack89 Jun 2012 #8

The problem is that safeinOhio Jun 2012 #9

Prosecutors routinely refuse to indict for self defense shootings hack89 Jun 2012 #10

They can't if they don't investigate the killing of safeinOhio Jun 2012 #11

So it is all about race? hack89 Jun 2012 #12

There are those that want to see it turned into a racial issue Meiko Jun 2012 #14

It's very effective for ending any real discussion hack89 Jun 2012 #15

Starting to look a lot like it. safeinOhio Jun 2012 #16

Considering the racists roots of gun control laws in the first place hack89 Jun 2012 #17

Minorities of the large major cities safeinOhio Jun 2012 #19

Unfortunately for them hack89 Jun 2012 #20

I'm sure you and others always safeinOhio Jun 2012 #23

So voters can vote away people's consitutional rights? They can vote to ban abortion? hack89 Jun 2012 #24

Unconstitutional according to who? Scalia? DanTex Jun 2012 #25

I agree with Heller. None of the others. nt hack89 Jun 2012 #26

Most agree Heller, in that the court held safeinOhio Jun 2012 #27

There will be more court cases hack89 Jun 2012 #29

But, you said you agree with Heller. safeinOhio Jun 2012 #31

As a good first step hack89 Jun 2012 #32

If the Scalia court did not attempt to overturn Rove v Wade hack89 Jun 2012 #34

Read the minority response to the courts decision. safeinOhio Jun 2012 #35

You are willfully misreading the laws across the states ProgressiveProfessor Jun 2012 #13

Agreeing to and meeting for a duel is consipiracy to commit a crime. hack89 Jun 2012 #7

I did some searching and it's not clear that dueling is outlawed everywhere. Seems it would be. AlinPA Jun 2012 #21

A simple and non-controversial fix hack89 Jun 2012 #22

You lost me at "each of us threatens the other" slackmaster Jun 2012 #18

I wonder if SYG laws may some day be found safeinOhio Jun 2012 #28

By that standard every law in America is unconstitutional. nt hack89 Jun 2012 #30

I think that anytime someone doesn't immediately protect himself, and takes time Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #33