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jamesfirecat5/15/2012 6:55:07 pm PDT

re: #255 Dark_Falcon

Illinois does not have SYG, James. But “duty to retreat” never applies inside one’s own home (this is the “Castle Doctrine”). So no, James, the homeowner would not have been charged, with or without SYG. In a case like that, inside one’s own home, a reasonable belief that one is under imminent threat is enough. The law does not require that a citizen wait until the threat is proven beyond doubt.

Good.

Because honestly I perfectly agree with what went down in that case you brought up.

Its sane and sensible that you can use deadly force to defend your home.

SYG however seems to make it possible to get away with murder so long as you make sure there is no one left alive to contradict your claims…