CopperFouling
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Please keep the scope of this discussion confined to the quotation at hand and not the larger incident.
From the article:
Anders Walker, a constitutional law professor at St. Louis University, said Monday that it was “very dangerous” for the McCloskeys to engage with protesters by brandishing guns, but Missouri’s Castle Doctrine allows them to defend their property on Portland Place, a private street.
"At any point that you enter the property, they can then, in Missouri, use deadly force to get you off the lawn [italics added],” Walker said, calling the state’s Castle Doctrine a “force field” that “indemnifies you, and you can even pull the trigger in Missouri.”
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local...8632f28585.html#tracking-source=home-trending
Now, granted, I am suspicious of the use of partial, fragmented quotations like some of the quotations here, as they are too easy to take out of context. However, the relevant part that I want to discuss is a full sentence. I have never been of the understanding that someone in Missouri can legally use deadly force to get someone off the lawn if the person who set foot on the lawn does not pose a threat. Frankly, that sounds nuts. The fact that a law professor said it is even nuttier.
@Kleanbore or @Frank Ettin , any insights into this?
From the article:
Anders Walker, a constitutional law professor at St. Louis University, said Monday that it was “very dangerous” for the McCloskeys to engage with protesters by brandishing guns, but Missouri’s Castle Doctrine allows them to defend their property on Portland Place, a private street.
"At any point that you enter the property, they can then, in Missouri, use deadly force to get you off the lawn [italics added],” Walker said, calling the state’s Castle Doctrine a “force field” that “indemnifies you, and you can even pull the trigger in Missouri.”
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local...8632f28585.html#tracking-source=home-trending
Now, granted, I am suspicious of the use of partial, fragmented quotations like some of the quotations here, as they are too easy to take out of context. However, the relevant part that I want to discuss is a full sentence. I have never been of the understanding that someone in Missouri can legally use deadly force to get someone off the lawn if the person who set foot on the lawn does not pose a threat. Frankly, that sounds nuts. The fact that a law professor said it is even nuttier.
@Kleanbore or @Frank Ettin , any insights into this?
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