stand your ground if it’s safer than retreating
Reminds me of the new ALICE protocol
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- Oct 2017
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just enough force
This is incredibly vague and, in my opinion, needs to be more specific... or is it purposefully grey to let the jury define who is in the right
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threat to your life.
Key phrase! Only if it is a threat to your life can you take such action
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So in California,
Wording makes us feel that California has better laws
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retreat.
word implies that the defendant is the victim
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Even though it’s not in the law, the California Criminal Jury Instructions (CALCRIM) do allow a jury to acquit someone based on a stand-your-ground defense
Can Juries make decisions that don't directly follow the law?
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reasonable fear of imminent peril of death
what is considered ¨reasonable fear¨? Is it just odd behavior or acting out of social norms?
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