Posted on 05/26/2018 2:52:57 AM PDT by marktwain
Ohio bill HB 228 has passed out of the House Federalism and Interstate Relations Committe on a seven to three vote. The vote was along party lines, with seven Republicans voting for the bill and the three Democrats voting against the bill.
The Ohio legislature is looking to reform Ohio law on self-defense. Currently, Ohio appears to be the only state where the burden of proof in a self-defense case rests with the defender. When a person claims self-defense in Ohio, the defender has to prove that they acted in self-defense. In nearly every other state, the burden of proof is on the prosecution. They have to prove that the defender did *not* act in self defense. From the nraila.org:
HB 228 would place the burden of disproving a self-defense claim onto the prosecution, similar to how it is in almost every other state. Further, House Bill 228 would expand the locations that a person has no duty to retreat from before using force to defend themselves under both civil and criminal law.
Arizona flirted with this reversal of the traditional burden of proof for a decade. Prosecutors lobbied the legislature and reversed the ordinary burden of proof in 1996. It is much easier for prosecutors to obtain a conviction when the burden of proof is shifted to the defendant.
Harold Fish paid the price for the prosecutor's power grab.
Harold Fish killed a man who was charging at him and yelling that he was going to kill him. The first investigator on the scene reported it was such an open and shut case, he classified it as self defense and did not arrest Harold. The county prosecutor did not like that assessment,
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
Even if the perp is lunging at you with knife drawn yelling I will kill you, in court you are asked did you make every attempt to escape and or avoid confrontation. Self defense where you are the criminal
Even if the perp is lunging at you with knife drawn yelling I will kill you, in court you are asked did you make every attempt to escape and or avoid confrontation. Self defense where you are the criminal
Never in my memory has it been so clear that the Democrats have been so clearly voting in lockstep against American values.
They are just plain evil now.
In OH, conservative Republicans have substantial majorities in both branches of the Legislature. They pass conservative laws. Then Traitor Kasick vetoes them.
Follow the constitution.
It’s hog feeding time.
marktwain wrote:
“There are only a few states where that still applies.”
Which ones ?
I think Massachusetts, maybe New Jersey, possibly Hawaii.
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Most assuredly so, and they will be getting fatter by the day.
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