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Re:Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison by mgiampapa on Thursday March 28, 2024 @03:12PM (#39856080)
Many 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.
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Re:Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison by Wytwwww on Thursday March 28, 2024 @03:39PM (#39856391)
According to 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)
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Re:Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison by TeaBrain on Thursday March 28, 2024 @03:46PM (#39856468)
They 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.
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Re:Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison by thsksbd on Thursday March 28, 2024 @10:48PM (#39860081)
I 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)
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