#598810 - 07/17/1308:20 PMRe: Interesting perspective on the TM case NSFW
[Re: Jim_]
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The point wasn't made by me nor any where near related to this point in time.. it is a photographic statement made by a photographer long forgotten similarly related regarding the topics related around this particular incident.. live by the gun.. rule by it.
But I thought that GZ was "returning to his car", I would consider this as an act of retreating, which if true would be why the defense didn't use SYG as a defense. It would seem that there is not much sense for the judge or jury to place such weight on this aspect of the law. If you're retreating from a place and you're attacked, then you have the right to defend yourself in all 50 states - since you have satisfied the duty to retreat, though in the 37(?) states that do not support SYG you would have to prove that retreat aspect as a part of your Self Defense claim.
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