Month: October 2005

FL Statutes

Aha!
There it is!

From the FL Statutes.
It says…..

776.012 Use of force in defense of person.
–A person is justified in using force, except deadly force, against another
when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes that such conduct
is necessary to defend himself or herself or another against the other’s imminent
use of unlawful force. However, a person is justified in the use of deadly force
and does not have a duty to retreat if:

(1) He or she reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent
imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent
the imminent commission of a forcible felony; or

(2) Under those circumstances permitted pursuant to s. 776.013.

…and then,

776.08 Forcible felony.
–“Forcible felony” means treason; murder; manslaughter; sexual battery; carjacking;
home-invasion robbery; robbery; burglary; arson; kidnapping; aggravated assault;
aggravated battery; aggravated stalking; aircraft piracy; unlawful throwing,
placing, or discharging of a destructive device or bomb; and any other felony
which involves the use or threat of physical force or violence against any individual.

…and lastly,

790.10 Improper exhibition of dangerous weapons or firearms.
–If any person having or carrying any dirk, sword, sword cane, firearm,
electric weapon or device, or other weapon shall, in the presence of one or more persons,
exhibit the same in a rude, careless, angry, or threatening manner, not in necessary self-defense, the person so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree,
punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

Now.
The way I understand it,

You can only do 776.012,
if you are under 776.08
but you can not 790.10.

I see.
Now only 2 questions left in mind.

1. Should I feel safer now?

and 2,
What in the hell is a “Dirk?”
And who uses it?

(Okay that was 3.)

–update: Here’s a picture of a ” Dirk.

Deadly-Force Law

As of today,
In the State of Florida,
The “Deadly-Force Law” comes into effect.

This law affirms that,
and I quote,

“….giving the people of Florida the right to use deadly force as a first resort
when they feel threatened, even in a public place.”

“….the new law expands that doctrine to include people in public places who feel threatened
and could be subject to death or great bodily harm.”

Okay, now several questions come into mind.

First,
Isn’t there a law already that gives everyone the right
to defend themselves from intruders?
Something called “Common Sense?”

Second,
So, this law didn’t change anything,
it just gives everyone “007” statuses.
(007 = License to kill, and okay, that wasn’t really a question)

Third,
Let’s say I rear ended someone in downtown traffic,
and a 300 pound, body builder, with no neck, covered in tattoos
gets down from his car, approaches me, with a facial expression like he’s going to kill me
right after he rips off his shirt like the hulk.
Does that count as a threatening situation and I can shoot him?

Fourth,
And right after I shoot him, and he didn’t die,
can I sue him for subjecting me thru a threatening situation,
and would they give him the death penalty?
The law gives me the right to kill him anyway.

See, I have only lived here in Florida for 2 years now,
and I have seen a lot of crazy Floridians.
Oh and crazy Florida tourists.
Can I shoot them too?
After all, who hasn’t been threatened by crazy people?

I guess I should read some more and
put a lot of thought about where I stand with this law.
Because it seems like, the law makers didn’t.


Note to self,
/no more road rage.
//refrain from flipping people off.
///shut mouth.
////do not go to a sports bar with a lot of drunk sports fans.
/////think about why I left Canada again.
//////go to a gun show. (and bring money)
///////foxtrot, uniform, charlie, kilo