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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ratio411, post: 1056622, member: 26729&quot;]Explanation of castle doctrine in my state (set up to protect homeowners from prosecution and civil liability):</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[SIZE=-1]<b>Florida&#039;s &quot;Castle Doctrine&quot; law does the following:</b>[/SIZE]</p><p>[SIZE=-1]<b>One:</b> It establishes, in law, the presumption that a criminal who forcibly enters or intrudes into your home or occupied vehicle is there to cause death or great bodily harm, so the occupant may use force, including deadly force, against that person.[/SIZE]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[SIZE=-1]<b>Two:</b> It removes the &quot;duty to retreat&quot; if you are attacked in any place you have a right to be. You no longer have to turn your back on a criminal and try to run when attacked. Instead, you may stand your ground and fight back, meeting force with force, including deadly force, if you reasonably believe it is necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm to yourself or others.[/SIZE]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[SIZE=-1]<b>Three:</b> It provides that persons using force authorized by law shall not be prosecuted for using such force. It also prohibits criminals and their families from suing victims for injuring or killing the criminals who have attacked them. In short, it gives rights back to law-abiding people and forces judges and prosecutors to focus on protecting victims.[/SIZE]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="2"><b>Edit:</b></font></p><p><font size="2">This is the important part that is absent from almost all other state&#039;s laws:</font></p><p><font size="2">AUTOMATIC ASSUMPTION THAT AN INTRUDER IS THERE TO CAUSE BODILY HARM</font></p><p><font size="2">This extends to anyplace on private property with a roof, as well as any occupied vehicle anywhere.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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