Sunday, November 02, 2014

There is actually no doubt. Stand Your Ground laws increase justified homicides.






















Alabama: Code of Ala. § 13A-3-23(a)(3) (click here)
Arizona: A.R.S. § 13-411(A)
Florida: Fla. Stat §§ 776.031, 776.08
Georgia: O.C.G.A. § 16-3-23(3)
Kentucky: KRS § 503.080(2)(b)

In at least five of these states Stand Your Ground laws go beyond self-defense, it allows death for issues regarding property. This applies to personal property such as money, cell phones and cameras even if it has little to no value. Six states allow the use of deadly force if there is a burglary to a building even if it is not the shooter's building. As a matter of fact the shooter can use deadly force even if no one is in the building, the building is not his, he is not a lease holder of the building. There is absolutely no danger to anyone, but, because someone, anyone, maybe even the owner of the building was entering with suspicion the shooter is allowed to use deadly force.


Evidently, Cambridge, Massachusetts doesn't favor such laws.