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07-23-2018, 05:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Trayderjoe
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?
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In all jurisdictions when an intruder enters one’s home one need not retreat. In fact in most jurisdictions one need not retreat under many circumstances. One is entitled to defend oneself.
Self-defense (United States - Wikipedia)
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