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"If I broke into a person's house and stole" The owners, the police, the prosecutor and the jury would be far more interested in the breaking and entry charge
by thsksbd 3y ago
"If I broke into a person's house and stole"
The owners, the police, the prosecutor and the jury would be far more interested in the breaking and entry charge than the $1000.
In fact, in every state of the Union, if you're facing me whilst committing the act of trespassing inside my home, I can legally punch a hole through your torso with a 9mm.
- mgiampapa 3y agoMany states (15) have a duty to retreat, not everywhere is a stand your ground state (35 states). It's complicated, but most of the time in your home there is an exception.
- Wytwwww 3y agoAccording to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duty_to_retreat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duty_to_retreat in all of those states the duty to retreat doesn't apply if in your home (or workplace)
- TeaBrain 3y agoThey specifically mentioned a scenario where someone is trespassing into the home. There isn't a single state that has a duty to retreat requirement that pertains to home invaders.
- thsksbd 3y agoI specified that the perp is both facing me and in my home (as opposed to my possibly 1000 acre lot - I wish). This scenario is legitimate self defense in all 50 states (unlike some states in Europe)