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Originally Posted by Spikearoni
I really can't understand how this murder can be justified. Since the killer had a gun and and felt threatened as you state, why didn't he just pull out the gun and tell the guy to take off? It's very sad to read that the victim was a young father of three. Yes, he should have just gotten in his car and left the scene instead of engaging in a shove-match with the 40 something year-old shooter. However, he did not deserve to die for that imo. That stand your ground law has got to go!
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Stand Your Ground is NOT a self defense law. SYG removes the requirement from a person who is being victimized, to try and escape before defending themselves. Consider that without SYG, if a criminal entered your home, you would have an obligation to try and escape out of your own home, if it was safe to do so, before defending yourself. This can be true in any state that does not have SYG.
So which law has to go, Stand Your Ground or your right to self defense?