I guess in Florida as long as your a big guy with a truck you can chase down a kid with an ice tea and skiddles and shoot to kill, then claim as "you are chasing him" that it was self defense.
The Stand Your Ground law allows individuals to defend themselves without retreating first in certain situations. However, critics argue that it can lead to escalated violence and make it easier for individuals to use deadly force. Ultimately, opinions on the law vary depending on one's perspective on self-defense and gun ownership.
The "stand your ground" law states that a person may justifiably use force in self-defense when there is reasonable belief of an unlawful threat, without an obligation to retreat first.
One key distinction is whether the concept only applies to defending a home or vehicle, or whether it applies to all lawfully occupied locations. Under these legal concepts, a person is justified in using deadly force in certain situations and the "stand your ground" law would be a defense or immunity to criminal charges and civil suit. The difference between immunity and a defense is that an immunity bars suit, charges, detention and arrest.
Florida's "Stand Your Ground" Law states:
A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity, and who is attacked in any other place where he or she has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force if he or she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony.
F.S. §776.013(3)
I believe that it is a good law, but does not apply to the Trayvon Martin case.
The idiom "stand your ground" means to firmly maintain one's position or stance in an argument or conflict, without wavering or retreating.
The case of Trayvon Martin involved issues of self-defense, Stand Your Ground laws, racial profiling, and civil rights violations. The legal dimensions centered around the interpretation of self-defense laws, the right to use deadly force in response to a perceived threat, and the duty of law enforcement to investigate and prosecute crimes impartially. The case sparked national conversations about race, bias, and the criminal justice system.
No, law is an abstract noun. The only verb form of law I can think of is legislate.
"JD" could stand for "Juris Doctor," which is a professional degree in law. It is typically earned by individuals who want to practice law as an attorney.
CPS stands for Child Protective Services, which is a government agency responsible for investigating allegations of child abuse or neglect and providing services to protect children.
It wasn't. California does not have a stand your ground law.
There are 34 states in the Unted States that have a stand-your-ground law. Of those 34 states, Iowa, Virginia, and Washington have their own version of the stand-your-ground law.
Yes, Utah does have a stand-your-ground law. Additional states with a stand-your-ground law include Tennessee, Texas, West Virgina, Ohio, Arizona, and Alaska to name a few.
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Yes Indiana has a Castle Doctrine law that's "Stand Your Ground"
In 2011 Pennsylvania passed the Castle Doctrine, that includes stand-your-ground rights to any place you have the right to be. There are some exceptions to this law. For example the an individual cannot use deadly force and invoke stand your ground law unless the aggressor produces or shows a deadly weapon. The law was modeled on Florida's SYGL, but LE officials requested the deadly weapon amendment. Which Florida does not have within their SYGL.
stand your ground means stand your ground and fight dont fear anything and just fight!!!
Stand your ground laws are a slippery slope to say the least. They are an open invitation to gunfights. A person's right to defend himself, his family and his property are already recognized in the law. There is also the right to make a citizen's arrest (although this must be done in a specific and correct way)
The cast of Stand Your Ground - 2014 includes: Shenita Moore
Stand Your Ground - 2013 is rated/received certificates of: USA:PG-13
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