03-20-2012, 02:34 PM
(03-19-2012, 12:23 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote:(03-19-2012, 11:37 AM)Lady Cop Wrote:(03-19-2012, 11:27 AM)Middle Finger Wrote: I heard on the news there wasn't enough evidence to arrest him. I don't quite understand that, really ...
because he is claiming self-defense, and it's hard to prove otherwise.
what might hang him is that he was carrying and was not supposed to be in that neighborhood watch capacity. HE HAD NO POLICE POWERS.
But, if he eludes arrest, this tells me that:
You can shoot/kill an unarmed person and simply claim self-defense.
Oh, and make sure there aren't any witnesses.
Just your word versus the dead guys word.
I just caught on TV that since FL extended the castle/home self defense law to extend to you anywhere, if there aren't witnesses, it is very difficult to prove it wasn't in self-defense ... and that is why many of these cases are not even prosecuted and if they are, see acquittals.