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I live in Florida, and do not believe this law is wrong.....I do however believe it is being improperly applied in this case., but that will ultimately be up to a judge to decide.
Based on what I've seen (so far), this was not a case of self-defense....this was a wanna-be cop acting on his own, creating his own law...and enforcing it with a loaded gun. No matter what he states, I believe most reasonable police officers would have made an arrest at the scene when they found a dead, unarmed 17 year old smaller kid vs. an older, armed and larger adult. Maybe they get released later, but the arrest at the scene would probably happen.
The Feds will have to step in on this one to ensure something gets done, as it appears the local and state will not.
If this stands, the justification for use of deadly force for self-defense just got seriously watered down....
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