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Originally Posted by soopaman2
Being from a state not allowing either laws (what I call a "bend over and take it state")
What is the difference between SYG, and Castle Doctrine?
or is it 2 fancy names for the same thing?
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Castle doctrine says your home is your castle, someone enters it unlawfully, you are not required to retreat but may use forced, up to and including deadly force to defend your "castle". Before this, people were expected to avoid a confrontation if possible.The law came about because idiot prosecutors charged people with shooting burglars.
Stand your ground is an extension of castle, saying if out in public and attacked, youre not required to retreat, you may defend yourself.Basically, these laws were meant to protect citizens from idiot prosecutors like Angela Correy.This is why Zimmerman was not charged by the State Attorney(District Attorney in other places) after the police investigated, because the evidence screamed self defense and they followed the law.Only after politics and ignorant masses got involved did it turn into the cluster it currently is.