Stand Your Ground Law

[BmorePat87]

(08-10-2018, 11:00 AM)Beaker Wrote: It was never an either/or scenario. I have said the pusher shared some of the blame for the result. (Which is way different than deserving the outcome). Others are the ones trying to maintain that he was 100% blameless.

You're right, "blame" was a poor word choice as the actual question posed by you was 

Quote:So physical assault is an equal and acceptable response to verbal assault?

to which Fred responded

Quote:Yes under certain circumstances.

and you replied 

Quote:Apparently not these circumstances. Seeing as the law has already decided the shooter won't be charged

So I apologize for focusing on the word "blame". If the shove had killed the shooter and Stand Your Ground covered it (since you can use up to deadly force to protect yourself and others), would this be "circumstances" where it was an acceptable response?

The answer is "yes" and the fact that the law would allow this response ONLY if it killed the person is what makes this law so messed up. Essentially it's "if two people are fighting/arguing, be sure you're the one who kills the other".