• MisanthropiCynic@lemmy.today
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    7 hours ago

    Definitely don’t call 911. That just gives them more backup. They look like terrorists in the streets. It’s actually illegal here to wear a mask over your face while demonstrating or armed so they are under stand your ground territory

    • FauxPseudo @lemmy.world
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      1 hour ago

      If you stand your ground you still go to jail. Even if you are released you still got more inconvenienced than them.

      As a white person I’m at minimal risk from them. But in order to stand your ground for another person they must have a legal right to be where they are. And if they are, in fact, not legally here, then bad things happen to you.

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        1 hour ago

        You can only use proportional force to defend yourself under stand your ground laws. If you stab someone that is only using their body parts then you go to jail. Will a jury convict? It will take a year or two to find out.

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          4 minutes ago

          I’m not saying it’s legal. I’m saying if someone wearing a balaclava tries to force me into an unmarked van, they’re getting stabbed.

        • WIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.world
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          49 minutes ago

          Well the thing is there are more than 1 of them. Would it not be proportional to stab them if you get ganged on by 4 to 5 of them?