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minus-squareBeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·25 days agoDoes Minnesota have a castle doctrine?
minus-squareimmutable@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5·25 days agoAccording to Wikipedia, on paper yes but in practice the duty to retreat has been upheld in case law. Even if you have a jurisdiction with rock solid castle doctrine, using that as a defense for shooting at law enforcement is a perilous legal strategy.
minus-squareBeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·24 days agoWhat’s the alternative then when they go door to door armed, forcing their way in to make you disappear?
Does Minnesota have a castle doctrine?
According to Wikipedia, on paper yes but in practice the duty to retreat has been upheld in case law.
Even if you have a jurisdiction with rock solid castle doctrine, using that as a defense for shooting at law enforcement is a perilous legal strategy.
What’s the alternative then when they go door to door armed, forcing their way in to make you disappear?
Looks like it does.