"’…recipe for disaster because you have these masked federal officers w/very little identification, sometimes no identification, wearing plain clothes and masks,’ [Arizona Attorney General Kris] Mayes explained.
‘We have a stand-your-ground law that says if you reasonably believe your life is in danger, and you’re in your house or your car or on your property, that you can defend yourself w/lethal force,’”
"…immigration officers…asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter…homes without a judge’s warrant...collides w/4th Amendment protections & upends years of advice given to immigrant communities."
https://apnews.com/article/ice-arrests-warrants-minneapolis-trump-00d0ab0338e82341fd91b160758aeb2d
Many states permit you to stand your ground, not retreat & defend your home under castle doctrine. Check w/your lawyer: typically law enforcement is only exempted if behaving lawfully at the time.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/castle-doctrine-states
Ross Thomas dissects Indiana’s “castle doctrine” after the Whitestown tragedy — asking why self-defense is assumed for some shooters but prosecuted for others.
I'll give you one guess.
#IndianaPolitics #GunViolence #CastleDoctrine #StandYourGround #Immigration #Racism
@JoshuaHolland Not for nuthin'...
In the state of Tennessee, the law says that anyone in your home without your express permission is assumed, legally, to be an imminent physical threat to your safety...
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Which means, in technical terms, if they get what's coming to them, oh well...
Check your local laws.
Sooner, rather than later.
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