07-26-2018, 12:22 PM
(07-26-2018, 11:59 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: The stand your ground law gave him the right to use up to deadly force to protect others from great bodily harm or to prevent a felony. Let's say Drejka fell and hit his head and died. McGlockton would then invoke stand your ground. He had a reasonable fear for the life of his girlfriend and child. He didn't have to retreat.
I think you're going to have a hard time convincing a jury that a guy shouting at you because you parked in a handicapped space would reasonably lead you to believe he was about to commit great bodily harm.
Quote:But, I get what you're saying about any other state where I wouldn't have the right to shove someone, but I would probably still physically separate a strange man who was inches from my girlfriend's face screaming at her while my child was feet away. I'm not going to take chances with their lives.
How is extricating yourself from a situation where a clearly irrational person is yelling at them "taking a chance with their lives"?
