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JustWait

On 10/20/2011 4:17 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:32:02 -0400, wrote:

You are wrong. If this guy "walked into your house" at 1:30AM, you are
an idiot for not locking your door. Since you did not lock your door,
you (and your family) most likely had a "duty to retreat."

That depends on where you live. The obligation of retreat is mostly a
north eastern and left coast, blue state thing.
In Florida, all you need is a fear of bodily harm and you have the
right to use force. These days that is extended from the home to
"anywhere you have a legal right to be" with the "stand your ground"
law. In your home, RV or boat, the mere fact that someone is there is
usually enough evidence that you can infer the intent of bodily harm.
In most cases I have watched here locally they extend that to your
yard. (guys shooting unarmed auto burglars)
The state's attorneys have been very reluctant to bring cases against
these people after a few were tossed on "stand your ground".

I would have probably said about the same thing, but I have no need to
explain myself to another Harry sockpuppet...