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Originally Posted by Honus
I think that's right.
I believe that stand-your-ground is a dangerous departure from centuries of tradition and law, but we probably don't want to make important public policy decisions based on the way these two knuckleheads handled themselves in this one unfortunate incident.
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OK, lets look at SYG. That is a separate issue than this particular case, and I think you understand that.
OTOH, if there is no SYG, then is the victim of an assault legally required to show he tried to flee? Are we legislating to blame the victim?