Reviewing The Elements
Here it is mid-year 2016 and I still see an occasional article in the news media that has someone protesting "stand your ground" (SYG) laws as being "shoot first, ask questions later", or some sort of "license to kill."
It takes quite a while to drill all the way to the bottom and get everyone educated, or so it seems. The term 'stand your ground' refers to one of the five legal elements of self-defense, and it applies only in jurisdictions where there is no duty to retreat.
What are those five legal requirements for using deadly force in self-defense? Innocence, reasonableness, imminence, proportionality, and (in a minority of state's), the duty to retreat — or avoidance. Avoidance is not always possible, or safe, even in jurisdictions that have no provision for SYG.
Time for a good review of the facts regarding what SYG is — and what it isn't...
None better than this:
If you want to learn more about the subject, Andrew Branca has just released the 3rd Edition of his excellent book The Law of Self Defense.
And, it's wise to be prepared for the aftermath of having to defend yourself.
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