So the short fat Latino dude ...

[busterb]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

I'll be outraged if the three aren't charged due to "stand your ground" laws, or if they're acquitted.
This is just more payment for the second amendment.

Do they have Stand your ground and a second amendment down under???

[Aliantha]

Originally Posted by busterb

Do they have Stand your ground and a second amendment down under???

Our laws are very different to yours buster. For one thing, very few people, particularly in urban areas actually own firearms. Usually, if someone shoots someone, it's with an illegal weapon anyway, so there's lots of other issues. As to stand your ground, most people don't do it because they don't have a gun, but I suppose if you did have one you could, but you might be in trouble in the end anyway.

eta: That being said, some people do still 'stand their ground' and have been successful in overthrowing their attacker at the expense of the attacker. I don't know what the legal ramifications have been, but I don't think too many home invaders get much sympathy in courts here if they try to sue through the civil courts for damages etc.