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Reflection On Stand Your Ground Law

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I believe that when we are attacked in our own homes you have the right to use deadly force if needed to protect yourself or a loved one. The reason for this is because you never know what the intruder’s intentions are whether it is to steal or to cause harm. Also retreating to your own home may put you at risk. For example, let’s say an intruder broke into your home and you decide to hide in your closet you are potentially leaving yourself in greater danger because you’re not able to contact help from your location and if discovered by the intruder you’ll be in a disadvantage to react because of the limited space you’re in. Also if we didn’t have the choice to use deadly force you could set yourself for future attacks. As we learned in class those that have been victimized are most likely to be victimized again. This is what happened with Byron Smith his house had been the target for repeated robberies maybe because it went around that his house was unprotected. Byron Smith had the right to use some type force to stop the victimization however, in his case he killed the intruders when it was clear they did not provide a threat after the first shot.

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