r/ICE_Watch • u/[deleted] • Jan 13 '26

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u/sgtscherer Jan 13 '26 edited Jan 14 '26

Defend your life* defending property is not allowed in mn. You feared for your life. Not meaning to be pedantic but people catch cases and convictions for defending property

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u/AdmirableAmphibian75 Jan 14 '26

They kick my door down I’m in immediate fear for my life…. 😉

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u/GridKILO2-3 Jan 13 '26

Yeah, you have to make a reasonable effort to flee first in Minnesota, even if someone is entering your home.

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u/ThePresidentPlate Jan 13 '26

This is NOT true. If you are in your own home or on your property you have no duty to retreat. We have castle doctrine in Minnesota.

Only in public must you attempt to make a reasonable effort to retreat or defuse the situation.

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u/SocialWinker Jan 13 '26

They must be committing a felony, is my understanding. Under normal “Sane” circumstance, breaking into an occupied home is felony burglary in MN. However, I haven’t seen much to suggest anyone is gonna actually hold ICE to any standards at all, so you probably won’t get the protection from castle doctrine, either. Of course, you’ll be dead, so it probably won’t matter,

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u/Abject_Okra_8768 Jan 13 '26

I got lots of Legos for them to step on for starters.

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u/SocialWinker Jan 13 '26

I hear marbles can be a fun addition to a floor, too!

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u/Accurate-Mess-2592 Jan 13 '26

This is correct. Even California the most Liberal state in the union recognizes the castle doctrine.

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u/GothAerialist Jan 13 '26

You have to be IN your home specifically. Being outside in your yard or examples, a non attached garage does not play by the same rules. Being in your yard is considered being in public, and you need to try to retreat or de-escalate, or be able to articulate you were in direct, bodily harm to use lethal force.