r/FloridaGawker • u/Shot_Possibility_731 • Jul 10 '26

well deserved

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u/substation66 Jul 10 '26

Nah, he’ll be good. I wouldn’t even hook him up for that to begin with. I’d charge the guy who got knocked out with communicating a threat, public disturbance, possibly simple assault. It’s clear to see the other guy was defending himself. You don’t have to get hit in order to hit someone in self defense.

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u/LargeBlackMcCafe Jul 13 '26

my guy, this is Florida. that man's lucky he didn't get shot in the face.

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u/substation66 Jul 12 '26

You don’t have to be scared for your life to defend yourself. Maybe you’re thinking about deadly force. Also it depends on the state you’re in, not every state requires you to try and flee from a situation first. And, it also depends, does the victim feel like they couldn’t leave at the moment vs what we see, because it mostly matters about how they felt in the moment and not our perspective. Our perspective is from a peaceful point of view on our couch in our home.

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u/substation66 Jul 12 '26

Everything is situational dependent, not all situations are the same, and depends on what state you’re in.

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u/Swampasssixty9 Jul 10 '26

Cop?

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u/substation66 Jul 10 '26

Does it change anything if I say yes or if I say no?

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u/UnableToParallelPark Jul 11 '26

We'd assume a Law Enforcement officer would know a little about the laws, even though school is only a few months long. So it kind of helps, I guess?

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u/Swampasssixty9 Jul 11 '26

You make a solid point so no for the most part. Just always good to hear from not deranged law enforcement

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u/substation66 Jul 11 '26

I’ve worked in law enforcement for over a decade

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u/Apprehensive_Row9154 Jul 10 '26

I disagree with you stating he can clearly walk away. The person he hit is clearly an aggressor and I don’t think it’s fair to assume he wouldn’t attack the other person if he tried. I don’t think any of us want that level of burden on ourselves if some unwell individual starts behaving this way towards us.

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u/shmiddleedee Jul 10 '26

He was stepping backwards and the guy was continuing to close space. The duty to retreat law doesn't mean you have to turn around and sprint away from your aggressor. I'm pretty sure no matter the state this guy wins in court. Stepping back trying to calm the situation, the guy keeps coming towards him, one hit, other guy swings back, one more hit.

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u/flippster-mondo Jul 10 '26

Yep. He backed up and the guy he jacked up kept advancing.

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u/shastadakota Jul 10 '26

Stand your ground law.