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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
manx, you are avoiding the whole reason that this law was made.
Before, a person had to do everything possible to avoid being assaulted....run, hide, yell for help. only then, when all had been done, THEN could the intended victim use deadly force. If it was deemed that the intended victim had NOT run, hidden, yelled for help, they WOULD be prosecuted.
why do you think they changed the law? they were prosecuting people for defending themselves.
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I haven't avoided anything. From my first post I have been discussing the reality of the exact claim you are making. I have not seen one shred of evidence that any significant quantity of people were being prosecuted for protecting themselves. So I do not accept that as "the reason" for this legislation.