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MannerSaurus posted...

want to give you a warning, that isn't how the stand your ground law works entirely. There has to be disparity of force, where "death or great bodily harm" would have resulted if you didn't pull the trigger. If you are more muscular or in general bigger than the guy attacking you, YOU CANNOT use lethal force to end the dispute. If Vin Diesel was being threatened hand to hand violence by Jim Parsons in a "Castle Doctrine" state, and Vin Diesel used a firearm to protect himself, Vin Diesel would go to prison and so will you in the same scenario. There has to be a disparity of force, such as someone much tougher than you attacking you, someone using a weapon (be it knife, baseball bat, crowbar, gun), or multiple attackers threatening you.

Someone trying to start a fight and kick your ass is plenty in this state. I have zero legal duty to retreat from somewhere I'm legally allowed to be, the size of the attacker has nothing to do with it, I have no idea what drugs the other person is on nor what his intentions are or what they might have in their pockets, just them coming at someone in an aggressive and threatening manner. What you're saying may be true in your state or further north than mine but it's acceptable here and has been proven to be true in multiple cases similar to what I described.

I'm not saying I would definitely shoot someone or am looking for a reason either, I'd hate to have to do something like that. But with an angry person in a fighting mood I'd pick my life over theirs every time.
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