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Man Found Not Guilty Of Shooting After "Standing His Ground"
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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 941122" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>A person can sure read a lot into that law. That has to be a lawyers dream.</p><p>I believe every word of it, and will take all that into consideration, but if a fist fight comes down, they can be shot?</p><p>I realize one punch could cause death or serious injury, but I'd have a real hard time shooting somebody with that threat. I'm a Vietnam war vet, so take that as you may......The aftermath of taking a life whether justified or not, is one of the things that you will have to live with for the rest of your life, and WILL affect you until the day you die. I've seen a lot of bravado type statements, and in most of those the person would have a perfect reason to take the shot, but I'd hope most will think ahead of time and try to diffuse the situation by what ever reason possible.</p><p>Nobody is going to call you a coward because some drunk redneck came out of his pick em up truck and screamed at you. You can retreat, and call 911. You don't have to according to the law, but would you want to lose your house, and pay attorney fees, and all the nightmares that go along with it??? I saw no reason why that couldn't have been done at the start of the altercation, but it escalated into a total confrotation where the macho crap comes into play.</p><p></p><p>the statment "I ain't backing down from anybody" has caused a lot of problems. Assess the situation and if you can back out, and your family will appreciate you for it as you may still be around to support them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 941122, member: 5412"] A person can sure read a lot into that law. That has to be a lawyers dream. I believe every word of it, and will take all that into consideration, but if a fist fight comes down, they can be shot? I realize one punch could cause death or serious injury, but I'd have a real hard time shooting somebody with that threat. I'm a Vietnam war vet, so take that as you may......The aftermath of taking a life whether justified or not, is one of the things that you will have to live with for the rest of your life, and WILL affect you until the day you die. I've seen a lot of bravado type statements, and in most of those the person would have a perfect reason to take the shot, but I'd hope most will think ahead of time and try to diffuse the situation by what ever reason possible. Nobody is going to call you a coward because some drunk redneck came out of his pick em up truck and screamed at you. You can retreat, and call 911. You don't have to according to the law, but would you want to lose your house, and pay attorney fees, and all the nightmares that go along with it??? I saw no reason why that couldn't have been done at the start of the altercation, but it escalated into a total confrotation where the macho crap comes into play. the statment "I ain't backing down from anybody" has caused a lot of problems. Assess the situation and if you can back out, and your family will appreciate you for it as you may still be around to support them. [/QUOTE]
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