Just an observation about "Stand your Ground" and how utterly regressive it is

[Honeycombe8]

33. I think that anytime someone doesn't immediately protect himself, and takes time

to look for a window to crawl out of, or whatever, he is risking losing his life.

I think the law is intended simply to prevent laws that required people to take other actions before defending themselves, and in the course of things, run risking their lives even more.

SYG is for when someone comes onto YOUR territory or in YOUR face with the intent to harm or kill you.

Example: If I'm in bed, middle of night, I hear someone breaking in. I know why they're there, of course. I get my gun. So, do I have to break a window and try to get out, alerting the home invader of where I am, in order to avoid being prosecuted for shooting the guy when he comes through my bedroom door? I am required to leave my pets behind and all my belongings, and surrender my home, and risk being caught while trying to climb out of a window?

Now, I might choose to do that, anyway. I have that right. But SYG also gives me the right to stay put and wait and see if he comes through my bedroom door, to me and my pets. I can hide under my bed, if I want. But if he comes through the door, I'll shoot to kill. That's because I know why he's there. He made that clear when he broke into my house in the middle of the night.