Re: Insane’ support for ‘stand your ground’ laws
Posted by:
KbbmG
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Date: August 05, 2013 10:29PM
kycTw Wrote:
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> I thought this law only said you do not have to
> make every effort to RETREAT when being
> threatened, even attacked in some cases?
>
> I like it, here in VA you would no longer have to
> run away when some fucks start to threaten you.
> You could stay, NOT initiate contact< and defend
> yourself.
>
> The way I read it is: If I am going to get a
> slurpee at 7-11, I can "stand my ground" while
> doing something simple. My path from the car to
> 7-11, get drink, pay and walk back to car is my
> right and if someone harasses me or threatens me,
> I can continue to do what I wanted in the first
> place, even if it pisses the aggressors off and
> they attack - then I can defend myself or fight
> back. If this leads to where I have to draw a
> firearm and kill them, so be it, should not attack
> innocent people as they go about their day (If you
> carry a gun).
>
> Right now in VA, you would be required to not even
> enter the 7-11 (If they were threatening you out
> front), because YOU would have not retreated and
> "caused" the issue to escalate.
>
> If someone just ays "I am going to kick your ass"
> and starts walking toward you, in VA, you are
> required to leave (run away), whereas with "stand
> your ground" you have a RIGHT to STAY if you
> decide.
>
> I think the law takes away the advantage of thugs
> getting to ACT all tough with no consequences. You
> have to just take the shit and are required to
> retreat - with the law, you can go about your
> business and tell them to fuck off - if they
> attack, you can take them down (physically or with
> a weapon) legally, without being to blame since
> you did not run away.
>
> I think the law just allows people to stand up for
> themselves and call out bitches when they see fit
> - other times, even with "stand your ground" in
> place, you would make a decision to retreat on
> YOUR OWN - not by requirement of the law.
>
> I will give you an example:
>
> If you are in public eating with a friend at an
> outdoor diner and you lay your $300 phone beside
> you, a person can walk up and just take it off the
> table and begin to walk away, YOU can not do
> anything but call the police. You can not touch
> them at all, or it will be assault on YOU, sure
> they will get the wrap for stealing, but you now
> have a criminal record. Wouldn't you rather be
> able to physically do something?
>
> I am not concerned with the way the lawyers are
> perverting the law, just the rights it gives us on
> a daily basis.
The right to defend person and property is one of the oldest established aspects of law all over the world. There has never, other than in limited instances/places in recent times mostly due to litigation, been a duty to retreat. That is the deviation here, not stand your ground.
A person always has the ability to defend themselves whether there are specific stand your ground laws or not. All SYG does is make that clear specifically in the law and limits the potential for legal manipulation and actions against victims to avoid dragging them through the legal system for defending themselves. Whether someone truly is a victim or not and whether the applied level of force in defending themselves is appropriate or not are separate issues which apply regardless whether self defense generally or related to some specific SYG provisions are claimed. You don't get to just say "Hey, SYG! I'm home free." regardless of circumstances.
SYG laws were enacted to eliminate cases were people were further made to go through a bunch of crap simply for defending themselves. Particularly, there were cases where victims were being abused through civil actions by criminals or their relatives filing suits because they were injured/killed during the course of a crime, police charging people inappropriately and having to incur legal expenses defending themselves because of the actions of a criminal, etc.
The details of specific laws may in some cases need to be more clear as far as application, but the basic principle is sound.