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Posted on 7/14/13 at 3:17 pm to CHSgc
Posted on 7/14/13 at 3:17 pm to CHSgc
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that the common law rule operates differently from the FLA statute
The Florida statute was based off common law and so it is NOT significantly different than most states self-defense law. Additionally, most states have codified their self-defense law and are no longer simply case law.
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Regardless, I still tend to side w/ the CL view, as I've been saying endlessly in this thread. You're going to hear a lot of discussion in the coming days a/b whether current statutory rules are fair and necessary.
As I said before, this is a discussion of politics because the law in question does not fit with you're political beliefs and ideology.
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Posted on 7/14/13 at 3:20 pm to bdelarosa7
is the thread worth reading?
Posted on 7/14/13 at 3:22 pm to bdelarosa7
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The Florida statute was based off common law and so it is NOT significantly different than most states self-defense law. Additionally, most states have codified their self-defense law and are no longer simply case law.
Can't let this slide: the statute may be "based" off common law but it inverts the burden of proof. That is a substantial difference that has real world consequences. And yes, most states have codified their self-defense law and originally I was under the impression that most adopted some form of the common law roughly verbatim. As I posted above, that info I received may be incorrect, and I'm going to look into it further once I get more free time.
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As I said before, this is a discussion of politics because the law in question does not fit with you're political beliefs and ideology.
It has nothing to do w/ political beliefs. I'm not even sure what would be the "liberal" position here. As I maintained earlier, I think a significant departure from the common law could be construed as liberal. You could also make an argument that it is conservative... it's not one of those issues that has a readily identifiable political bias.
Alright, that's it, I promise.
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