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In reply to the discussion: Texas man gets 40 years in stand-your-ground case [View all]slackmaster
(60,567 posts)It was a smoke screen by the defense. People who are accused of an unlawful killing have often attempted to justify their actions as legitimate self-defense, regardless of the details of what is codified as being presumed reasonable or where burden of proof falls.
At the end of the day, the attempt failed and rightly so.
There's also the issue of this nut being trained by other nuts on exactly how to invoke that defense after murdering someone.
That is malarkey. Self-defense classes have ALWAYS taught people how to act, what to say, and what not to say after they have used force in self-defense. Good self-defense classes also put heavy emphasis on teaching what is actually justified, what is not justified, and the importance of avoiding conflicts in the first place.