The states that have adopted stand-your-ground in practice, either through case law/precedent, jury instructions or by other means, are California, Colorado,Illinois, New Mexico, Oregon, Virginia, and Washington. Means those states use previous cases for a standard for their Stand your Ground law. They can vary depending on the state. Florida has certain standards which define when a case meets a Stand your Ground justification.
Castle law can also vary depending on the state. Ohio for example, extends it to your vehicle. Most states do not.
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Old psycho with a gun and wanting to shoot someone goes looking for a confrontation and finds one.
I can't wait to go to Florida and throw myself on the ground like a dramatic soccer player after someone touches me so I can put a bullet in their chest.
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In Canada we would all apologize and be on our way.
I mean the guy was shouting at his wife and kids. That deserves a shove. Shooting him was a total over-reaction
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So? I wouldn't have physically assaulted an old man, because I'm not a thug or a pussy. Only insecure men result to violence to resolve a situation.
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No it doesn't, verbal altercations never result in physical attacks.
So basically you could go into a "tough area", verbally insult someone and then when the other party touches you mow them down. Murica
Did he simply inform the mother and child in the car they were parked illegally and he was going to report it to police like a sane person or did he stand there losing his shit at the woman till the father came out and pushed him away?
Being overly confrontational about non-issues like a single parking spot when plenty of others are around is the hallmark of a crazy person.
What would happen if the old man was the one who pushed, would it have been okay to shoot him?
He stood away from the car, never once made a physical threatening gesture, he did not deserve to be physically assaulted. You can get seriously hurt or even die, there have been people who have pushed or knocked down, hit their head on something and die or suffer severe brain damage, There is 0 excuse to assault someone over words 0