Hence, the idea: a new law for those states that have Stand Your Ground/self-defense statutes that are currently providing would-be vigilantes with tremendous legal shelter. The new law is simply this: if the state can simply prove that the defendant was engaged in an act of planned vigilantism when they approached the victim, neither self-defense nor Stand Your Ground can be claimed. (If, however, the vigilantism was not planned - e.g., if the defendant was simply responding to a serious crime that was happening in front of them - then SYG/self-defense could still be claimed). (via Daily Kos)
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 07:39:32 +0000
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