07-25-2013, 09:25 AM
(07-24-2013, 10:41 PM)SIXFOOTERsez Wrote: I think its maybe a good idea to take a look at the states current SYG lays and close up some loopholes. I don't think Z wiggled through one necessarily, he didn't claim SYG anyhow.
Its obvious (to me at least) that there is some abuse of the statutes and that's wrong, but that's the part that needs fixing, and the domestic areas too.
I don't think I have heard of anyone here in Fl actually getting away with a murder and claim SYG, a lot of people will claim Z did.
It'll be interesting to find out if the jury's verdict in the Zimmerman case was based on the SYG jury instructions they received or something else. It's not clear based on B37's interview alone.
Either way, I too am glad that some states are compelled to review the SYG statutes with any eye towards continuing to allow legitimate justifiable use of force, while minimizing opportunities for unjustifiable force to be used by those inclined to exploit the statutes' ambiguities.