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derriztoday at 8:51 AM3 repliesview on HN

> Somebody kicks in your door with a pump action and starts shooting- There are _some_ jurisdictions that require you to try and flee. You kill them and they werent bodily blocking your car in? Murder charge.

Which jurisdictions? Is this in the US? I’ve lived in a bunch of European countries and in none would you be charged with murder in that situation.


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lukantoday at 9:04 AM

Germany has had some weird court decisions in that regard, in general the law does say flee and not shoot back if this is an option. But mostly courts are reasonable and do not punish the victim. Only if the victim decides to use violence after the threat is over

https://www.hrr-strafrecht.de/3/15/3-199-15.php

But there was even a case, where a hells angel shot a police officer in his home who were doing a raid - and got free (because they did not identify themself as police).

https://www.lto.de/recht/hintergruende/h/bgh-spricht-hells-a...

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ekianjotoday at 9:05 AM

> European countries and in none would you be charged with murder in that situation.

Local news say otherwise

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oopsieDayztoday at 8:56 AM

It's a BS

If someone comes through your home door guns akimbo in the US, blasting back is fine

US Supreme court has often leaned heavily on right to protect self in one's own home in ruling against local and state laws that might ban ridiculous things.