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To: Rockingham

“n Florida, the stand your ground law would likely assure dismissal of the charges.”

I don’t think I can shoot my teenage kid’s friends who are visiting my house.


46 posted on 08/31/2016 5:50:00 PM PDT by Timpanagos1
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To: Timpanagos1

She could if the guest became belligerent and advanced against her when questioned or ordered to leave. In the home, the legal and factual presumptions tilt heavily in favor of the homeowner and family occupants. Indeed, the point of Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law was to reinforce those presumptions and to make them applicable outside the home to those who are in the right.


73 posted on 08/31/2016 10:18:00 PM PDT by Rockingham
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