Report 1: Texas Castle Doctrine “Stand Your Ground” Due: February 2‚ 2016 I. Introduction According to Texas law‚ it is legal to use deadly force‚ as long as that you acted reasonably and were justified in using force or deadly force‚ this law is known as “Stand Your Ground” (Texas Law Shield‚ 2016). Therefore‚ in order for you to be convicted of any crime‚ a prosecutor would have to overcome this presumption in order to prove that you did not act reasonably (Texas Law Shield‚ 2016). II. Rationale
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Title: stand Your Ground Law Thesis: The Federalist Papers influenced the ratification of the Constitution by making some of their most important arguments‚ including the importance of being in a Union by having a Constitution‚ answering to the objections made by the Anti-federalists about separation of powers‚ and defending opposing arguments made against the characteristics of the executive and judicial branch as provided in the Constitution. I. Introduction a. Describe The
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stated that Trayvon attacked him. In this essay i will tell you weather I agree or dissagree with the stand your groung law. I dissaree with the stand your ground law‚ becaues of the case of trayvon Martin. George Zimmerman says Trayvon Martin attacked him and shot him from self-defence( trayvon was an unarmed man). The Stand Your Ground Law states that if you are attacked or feel like your in danger‚ you had the right to kill that person.This is like saying if some one almost pushed me off
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relating to Stand Your Ground cases conducted by the Tampa Bay Times found that more than half of the defendants won the cases. Many people believe that Stand Your Ground laws help lower crime rates since everyday citizens are empowered to serve their own justice. Other people believe that Stand Your Ground Laws are dangerous because they promote more violence since the statute allows for excessive and even deadly force. Although Stand Your ground laws can save lives‚ Stand Your Ground laws are more
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new changes to the “Stand Your Ground” laws. Some believe that these laws are crazy and that a society like ours should not need them and that if you shot someone outside your home that it is a crime and need to be sentenced to prison some other form of punishment. And then there are those who believe that the changes have brought a better more positive side to the community and that the laws should be engorged. One thing people who discourage these laws say is that the laws give more leeway to
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Many feel that laws should be enforced to protect individuals who use self-defense to stand their ground. Imagine the horror people encounter when facing reoccurring violence‚ using extreme forces such and shooting may be the only way for them to survive. However‚ numerous places all over the world consider victims as criminals for defending themselves and there is debate about whether or not it is morally acceptable for victims to use deadly force as a response to repeated violence. The public has
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pg.1 Florida’s stand your ground law‚ is it allowing criminals to get away with murder? I will be completely honest. Florida’s stand your ground law fails because it prevents convictions for violent assaults and murders. It is being used as a loophole and promotes vigilantism. I had no idea this law existed until the sad; and very controversial death of unarmed 17 year old Trayvon Martin. With all the media surrounding this tragic story it’s very hard not to read an article or listen
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Stand Your Ground is a self-defense law “in which an individual is legally allowed to defend his life against a threat or perceived threat against his life” (Long). This law can be used to protect yourself from the danger of another individual using deadly force. I believe that this law is a great way to defend yourself when put into a dangerous situation. This law also gives more power to the people of the United States‚ and I think that it promotes more thought before an individual will act.
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Stand Your Ground [Name of Writer] [Name of Institution] Stand Your Ground Introduction The law of “Stand Your Ground” deals with a self-defense law which is for giving the individual rights for making use of deadly force which are for defending themselves without any kind of requirement of evading or retreating from any dangerous situation. Stand Your Ground is a law which places non obligation at all on the potential victims of any crime for retreating and calling the law enforcement personnel
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being “stand your ground”. I will explain what these two ideas are and how they are viewed in the bill of some of the states that have adopted them and what are the differences in the two. Keywords: Castle Doctrine‚ Stand Your Ground‚ Deadly Force Castle Doctrine and stand your ground doctrine refer to the right to defend one’s self under the gun laws of the individual states. Both doctrine have very common ideas but they are different very important ways. What is “castle doctrine” and “stand your
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