Do you read before you post? Are you even capable of understanding the discussion at hand?
The last few posts you've made in response to mine have been beyond ridiculous.
My post was in response to a prior poster who opined that, in no state, could a person claim self-defense after being an initial aggressor. I simply pointed out one state where this is false.
I never suggested that
all self-defense claims, in Virginia or elsewhere, must first be accompanied by an attempt to retreat or avoid a conflict. I merely pointed out that an
initial aggressor could still defend himself by doing so.
I also said nothing about Florida's self-defense laws, as that was unnecessary to the point I endeavored to make. I would wager a bet that every person here understood my point except for you.
As it happens, in Virginia there is no "duty to retreat" or any such. One may stand his ground and defend himself
if one is not party to instigating a conflict, without evincing any intent to do anything. But that is entirely irrelevant to the claim made in the post to which I was responding.
Since you bring it up, Virginia's self-defense laws are better than Florida's anyway. We didn't need some statute to stand our ground. We have
centuries of common-law precedent. Not only that, but we can actually open carry.
Read and think before you post. You'll appear much smarter for the effort.