"stand your ground" doesn't work

Homeslice · 07-24-2012, 12:02 PM

I say whether or not someone instigated it is a lot less important than whether or not he justifiably felt his life was in danger.

Sounds like we all agree Zimmerman is a dick, and that he shouldn't have done what he did. But, we have no idea whether he felt his life was in danger. If he did, then lethal force is justified.

Punish him separately for instigating, if you wish. That issue should be totally disconnected from the right to defend.

I'm not sure why certain states feel it necessary to create this whole "stand your ground" BS, when a simple standard of whether someone could reasonably believe that their life is in immediate danger should be enough. At least that's how it is in most normal states. I would not call FL or NH or TX normal states.

Then again, I haven't bothered to read the whole law, so I'm talking out of my ass as usual.

07-24-2012, 12:02 PM	#30
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	I say whether or not someone instigated it is a lot less important than whether or not he justifiably felt his life was in danger. Sounds like we all agree Zimmerman is a dick, and that he shouldn't have done what he did. But, we have no idea whether he felt his life was in danger. If he did, then lethal force is justified. Punish him separately for instigating, if you wish. That issue should be totally disconnected from the right to defend. I'm not sure why certain states feel it necessary to create this whole "stand your ground" BS, when a simple standard of whether someone could reasonably believe that their life is in immediate danger should be enough. At least that's how it is in most normal states. I would not call FL or NH or TX normal states. Then again, I haven't bothered to read the whole law, so I'm talking out of my ass as usual. Last edited by Homeslice; 07-24-2012 at 12:04 PM..