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Originally Posted by Stealhead
Here in is the problem in FL DAs have taken on virtually no "stand your ground" cases they seem to avoid it like the plague.I suspect this is because of the wording of the law they feel that all but the most strong case is going to be a losing proposition so why take this kind of case when you can take ones that are easier to win like a drug case?DAs have an interest to appear to up hold the law so they want to take cases that they know that they are more likely to get a conviction on.The stand your ground law makes that very unlikely for obvious reasons.
Any case of self defense no matter the circumstances should be very thoroughly investigated by the DA.
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Florida has State Attorney's, not District Attorneys, just FYI. They don't take them because it is a waste of resources, the law allows people to protect themselves and was put in place to avoid overzealous police/prosecutors from going after people who defended themselves.