just a guy, with a Glock wrote:
If you are under the impression that the "stand your ground law" that was recently enacted in Alabama authorized deadly force for minor physical disputes you have some research to do. Perhaps you should speak to a criminal defense attorney and have him/ or her walk you through the law word by word.It doesn't make you immune from prosecution if you misuse that .45 nor does it shield you from a tort action.
Leave the interpretation of Alabama law to me okay pal? I am, after all, a junior pre-law student, who has spent many an hour in a law firm discussing these lethal force and handgun laws. So unless you yourself possess a juris doctorate, which I doubt, and happent to be licensed by the Alabama Bar, I will take your advice like I take my grits, with a little salt.
There is no such thing as a minor physical dispute. If someone grabs me and I cannot immediately get away, I will not hesitate to use force. Like I said before, I am not a fighter, and the number one tool in your arsenal is always self awareness. However, if some guy jumps me and lays hands on me, I will not let him kick my ass and take my stuff just because he isn't armed. I have never in my life been in a real fight, and I plan to keep it that way. I have proven to myself on several occassions that I cannot be provoked to physical violence, and will only resort to it in defense of myself. So, guy with a glock, carry your pepper spray, your pocket taser, or whatever LTL device you wish. When a 200+ lb man has you pinned against a wall by your throat, we'll see what you reach for. As for me, I'll reach for what I have, not a bottle of hot sauce, as expvideo so eloquently put it.