Stand Your Ground Law
I’ve always been interested in as to why the Stand Your Ground law hasn’t been implemented in each state of the country. There have been many incidents that have questioned the limits of the law. There have also been arguments as to why the law should be kept or abolished, which is my reasoning for choosing this topic. I’m looking to seek more information as to why the law could be useful to society and how it could also be dangerous as well. The Stand Your Ground law was conceded in 2005 and it gives people the right to defend themselves. The stand-your-ground laws eradicate the responsibility to withdraw if people realistically think he/she are facing a forthcoming danger of physical injury, as it will permit an …show more content…
“I shot and killed someone because it looked like he had a gun”, is an improper way to use the law. The unknown subject killed the victim based off an assumption; there was no evidence to support his claim. “I shot and killed someone because he pulled a gun and aimed it towards me”, is the proper way to use the law. The shooter stood his ground because he had probable cause to feel as if his life was in danger. If someone tries to justify the Stand Your Ground law in court there must be probable cause and an adequate amount of evidence to support their claim. There are arguments that Stand Your Ground law should be implemented in all states throughout the country so more victims could possess the right to protect themselves from bodily harm, without any form of repercussion. Kaduce and Davis explained the difference between the traditional law and the Stand Your Ground law. “The common law approach had erected an expectation that a party to a threatening interaction occurring outside the home (or castle) leave or retreat from the situation when it was reasonable to do so.” (Kaduce and Davis, 2013) They also included the Florida law, “A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in any other place where he or she has the right to be has no duty to retreat, and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force if he or she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another to prevent the commission of a forcible felony.” (Kaduce and Davis,
I’ve always been interested in as to why the Stand Your Ground law hasn’t been implemented in each state of the country. There have been many incidents that have questioned the limits of the law. There have also been arguments as to why the law should be kept or abolished, which is my reasoning for choosing this topic. I’m looking to seek more information as to why the law could be useful to society and how it could also be dangerous as well. The Stand Your Ground law was conceded in 2005 and it gives people the right to defend themselves. The stand-your-ground laws eradicate the responsibility to withdraw if people realistically think he/she are facing a forthcoming danger of physical injury, as it will permit an …show more content…
“I shot and killed someone because it looked like he had a gun”, is an improper way to use the law. The unknown subject killed the victim based off an assumption; there was no evidence to support his claim. “I shot and killed someone because he pulled a gun and aimed it towards me”, is the proper way to use the law. The shooter stood his ground because he had probable cause to feel as if his life was in danger. If someone tries to justify the Stand Your Ground law in court there must be probable cause and an adequate amount of evidence to support their claim. There are arguments that Stand Your Ground law should be implemented in all states throughout the country so more victims could possess the right to protect themselves from bodily harm, without any form of repercussion. Kaduce and Davis explained the difference between the traditional law and the Stand Your Ground law. “The common law approach had erected an expectation that a party to a threatening interaction occurring outside the home (or castle) leave or retreat from the situation when it was reasonable to do so.” (Kaduce and Davis, 2013) They also included the Florida law, “A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in any other place where he or she has the right to be has no duty to retreat, and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force if he or she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another to prevent the commission of a forcible felony.” (Kaduce and Davis,