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"Before you know it as the years go by, you're just like other people you have seen, with all those peculiar human ailments. Just another vehicle for temper and vanity and rashness and all the rest. Who wants it? Who needs it? These things occupy the place where a man's soul should be." -- Henderson the Rain King

Thursday, April 14, 2005

Florida = The Wild West?

The State of Florida recently approved legislation that now gives residents the right to open fire in public against anyone they perceive as a threat. The old law required you to at least make an attempt to avoid conflict before capping someone.

Ah, Florida you never cease to amaze me.

posted by Jamie at 10:11 PM

3 Comments:

Blogger Heather said...

Sheesh...only in Florida. I guess that's what they get with a republican at the helm.

7:09 AM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

gives residents the right to open fire in public against anyone they perceive as a threat.

Wrong. Read the bill.

Pff.... blogaganda.

6:33 AM

 
Blogger Jamie said...

For anyone who would like to read the full bill (SB 436), you can find it here. The exact terminology they use on when you can use force is when "it is reasonably necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm to [your]self or another or to prevent the commision of a forcible felony."

So my wording (which came from the linked Yahoo article) is probably a little too inclusive, I should have said "gives residents the right to open fire in public against anyone they perceive may cause injury or commit a forcible felony." Either way it's a scary law in my opinion.

I like the term blogaganda, I may start using that myself :-)

3:36 PM

 

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