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To: Red in Blue PA

Guilty. You, the homeowner, retreat from danger, only the cops can advance with deadly force.

In NC he would have gotten a tougher sentence.


38 posted on 08/08/2009 7:59:44 AM PDT by TC Rider (The United States Constitution - 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
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To: TC Rider
Guilty. You, the homeowner, retreat from danger, only the cops can advance with deadly force.

No so in a growing number of states, which are recognizing that innocents have no duty to retreat when they're where they have a right to be. I'd bet Oregon's not one of those states, so you're probably right if that's what you meant.

46 posted on 08/08/2009 12:42:12 PM PDT by Still Thinking (If ignorance is bliss, liberals must be ecstatic!)
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