Shooter in deadly Florida 'Stand Your Ground' case arrested for manslaughter
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Shooter in deadly Florida 'Stand Your Ground' case arrested for manslaughter
The other thread was closed so I hope no one minds this post.
That dudes life is over. Stand your ground over a parking spot? Better to choose a different battle.
That dudes life is over. Stand your ground over a parking spot? Better to choose a different battle.
ironic eh?McGlockton.. wow I didn't realize that was the guy's name. Funny.
IMO, we as CHL holders NEED to hold ourselves to a higher reguard than the general population. if that guy got heated over a parking spot he shouldnt have been carrying with that sort of temperament to begin with.
The guy is an idiot. That's not illegal and completely irrelevant. What is relevant is everything that happened between when the deceased placed his hands on the shooter, and the shot.
I have a hard time believing there will be a conviction in this case.
Also, it has nothing to do with "stand your ground" once you've been violently thrown to the ground. That is just drummed up noise by the ones who would like to make the duty to retreat a spot you are lawfully in, a reality.
Like said when the force was started is where crime started. The parking and argument has nothing to do with it. If I was on the jury I would not convict. It was a bad shoot but the guy was totally caught off guard and protected himself.
The guy is an idiot. That's not illegal and completely irrelevant. What is relevant is everything that happened between when the deceased placed his hands on the shooter, and the shot.
I have a hard time believing there will be a conviction in this case.
Also, it has nothing to do with "stand your ground" once you've been violently thrown to the ground. That is just drummed up noise by the ones who would like to make the duty to retreat a spot you are lawfully in, a reality.
If a guy pushes you down and continues to come after you, sure you're standing your ground. If he tosses you to the ground and disengages, its revenge.
Is it? If you are an aggressor in FL, do you get to use the self-defense defense in your trial? If Person A is yelling at Person B, might Person C who comes on it in the middle think Person A is the aggressor and exercise defense of others? Assuming Person C is determined to be the initial aggressor (and it matters), If Person C is backing away when the gun is drawn, has Person C withdrawn from the conflict sufficiently to preclude Person A from shooting him?
Ultimately, this guy just bought himself a ticket to the Courthouse Lottery and I don't think anyone can predict the outcome here any more than a dice roll. If I was on the jury, I'd probably convict because Glockton had clearly disengaged, at least to my eyes. So the first dice roll this guy faces is who gets on his jury.
I don't think anyone can predict the outcome here any more than a dice roll.
Agree with one quibble -- SYG means you do not have a duty to retreat when retreat is possible. If you've been pushed to the ground, SYG doesn't come into play because retreat is impossible and even states that impose a duty to retreat would likely recognize that.