Six Words Every Killer Should Know: 'I Feared for My Life, Officer'

[Mosby]

It's easier than ever to kill someone in America and get away with it.

In 30 states, it often requires only a claim you killed while protecting yourself or others.

While Americans have long been free to use deadly force to defend themselves at home, so-called stand-your-ground laws in those 30 states extend legal protections to public places and make it difficult for prosecutors to file homicide charges against anyone who says they killed in self-defense.

The number of legally sanctioned homicides by civilians in the 30 stand-your-ground states has risen substantially in recent years, The Wall Street Journal found in an analysis of data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Justifiable homicides by civilians increased 59% from 2019 through 2024 in a large sample of cities and counties in those states, the Journal found, compared with a 16% rise in total homicides for the same locales.

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[RockRaven]

1. Goose, gander, etc. Since cops get trained to use the "magic words" to get away with murder

then so will civilians.

[lame54]

2. The ID chanel needs fresh material

[hadEnuf]

3. Stand your ground states have more MAGATs in them and they are happy to shoot and get away with it.

But stand your ground works both ways.

Protect yourself from these loose cannon assholes.

[Greg_In_SF]

4. The right to self defense

does not end when you walk out your front door.