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Florida has strong "castle doctrine" and "stand your ground" laws. If you can convince a jury you were afraid, you can do pretty much anything you want on your
by JshWright 9y ago
Florida has strong "castle doctrine" and "stand your ground" laws. If you can convince a jury you were afraid, you can do pretty much anything you want on your own property.
- criddell 9y agoI understand that. But if you're so fearful that you think a code inspector is there to harm you, you probably shouldn't be allowed to own a gun. Instead you should seek medical care.
- thriftwy 9y agoWhat if code inspector isn't there to harm you, but you see no reason to allow them on premises? I don't see why one would have to deal with spurious/frivolous visits from officials without their own request.
- criddell 9y agoOh sure, I see what you are saying now. If it's inconvenient the most reasonable course of action is to shoot the inspector.
- thriftwy 9y agoIt's not "inconvenient". It's violence. Is violence just inconvenient for you?
- criddell 9y agoI replaced my water heater last spring and when the inspector came out to check the work, it was pretty much just inconvenient. I didn't have any murderous impulses.
- thriftwy 9y agoI fail to immediately see on what grounds would inspector "come out to check" your water heater. I imagine you don't give back anything to water grid or any other grid. Maybe it is a concern that incorrectly installed water heater might explode and damage other people's property? Is it a gas heater? Otherwise, you are not 15 years old that need supervision, why would anybody come to take a peek in your life? Since when do you owe them anything? What if tomorrow an inspector will come to check the state of your underwear? Where does it end?
- criddell 9y ago> Is it a gas heater? Yes. > Where does it end? It's all contained in the building codes and the local ordinances. It's pretty well defined actually.
- thriftwy 9y agoTomorrow they redefine it by including your underwear, you will still have no problems with it?
- criddell 9y agoThe court system is there to challenge bad laws. If a law is somehow justifiable but I still don't like it, then I might break it. If there are consequences for that, then I'll accept those consequences. For example, if my shoddy water heater install causes my house to burn down and my insurance refuses to cover the damage because it wasn't up to code, then that sucks, but it's ultimately my responsibility.
- thriftwy 9y agoOf course it is your responsibility. But as long as it is, it's nobody else's business. Laws should only regulate how a person interacts with other entities. It has absolutely no standing in regulating what an adult person does with themself and their belongings.