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I wonder if American cities with stand your ground laws have the same problem. Seems like an actually legitimate application

• andybak 3y ago
  I don't see how that is connected.
  • tatersolid 3y ago
    “Stand your ground” laws allow you to use violence to protect yourself and your home or property. If someone is squatting on your property and will not leave (saying “make me” or whatever) you may be allowed to use force (e.g. firearms) to remove a them. I expect the details of these laws will vary greatly from state to state and even from city to city.
    • zamadatix 3y ago
      Stand your ground laws (or more specifically castle doctrine when it's your own place) vary by location, particularly on that bit about property, but eeking out a "make me" is a pretty dodgy defense that your life was just put in imminent peril and you needed to shoot them to resolve it. Self defense becomes harder to justify when you're baited into being the one to escalate violence. Not saying it's never been argued just that it's not really a universal interpretation of what stand your ground laws are about. Them saying something like "If you don't get out of here in the next 20 seconds you'll never leave" or something would be a more clear cut example. The problem is getting someone to say something silly like that is a lot harder than just getting shot at which is what makes stand your ground laws for dealing with squatters not only iffy but risky.