Surfing the Web - The Castle Doctrine (Stand Your Ground)
Hello,
I am just surfing the web and reading about 'self-defense' and I found this. Everyone should know about this, and, determine if there is a similar law in your respective country:
https://www.ncsl.org/civil-and-criminal-justice/self-defense-and-stand-your-ground
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Modern-day "castle doctrine" and "stand your ground" laws originate from common law. The common law principle of "castle doctrine" states that individuals have the right to use reasonable force, including deadly force, to protect themselves against an intruder in their home (i.e., their "castle").
"Stand your ground" laws expand on this concept, allowing individuals to "hold their ground" and use deadly force to protect or defend against imminent threat of death. After the Civil War, court cases extended the boundaries of where a person can defend themselves to outside of the home to any place where a person has a "legal right to be,"
These principles have been codified and expanded by state legislatures. In the 1980s, several states enacted laws, nicknamed "Make My Day" laws, which provide immunity from prosecution for individuals who use deadly force against someone who unlawfully and forcibly enters a person's residence.
In 2005, Florida built on the "castle doctrine" by enacting a law that introduced "stand your ground" provisions, which means a person has a right to use deadly force if in self-defense and that person has no duty to retreat. The "duty to retreat" is a legal principle requiring individuals to attempt to retreat or remove themselves from a threatening situation before resulting to force, or deadly force, in self-defense.
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Keep the Faith. Best regards,
- The BMS Co., NDSMD
