• HughJanus@lemmy.ml
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    also have “Stand Your Ground” laws

    What exactly do you think these laws mean?

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      It eases the legal requirement to run away when someone attacks you, as opposed to fighting back.

      Edit: Oh, that was rhetorical.

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      Those laws basically say it’s OK to shoot someone if you feel threatened. You can practically get away with murdering someone for looking at you the wrong way.

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        That’s not at all what they say. They “basically” say that you don’t have a duty to run away from someone who is actively attacking you.

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          Fine, maybe I misinterpreted why people think it’s OK to shoot at people for knocking on their door or pulling into the wrong driveway. I still don’t want to go to places where people are likely to do that.

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            That’s not a realistic fear. Certainly not something worth putting out a public notice about an entire country of 300 million people.

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                “Several times” across a country with 300 million people? That’s nothing but paranoia. You’re significantly more likely to be struck by lightning.