HB 6049 – Use of Deadly Force in Defense of a Person

General Bill by Joseph
Use of Deadly Force in Defense of a Person: Repeals provisions relating to home protection & use of deadly force, which creates presumption of fear of death or great bodily harm in certain circumstances & provides that person has no duty to retreat & has right to stand his or her ground & meet force with force in certain circumstances.

At first gaze, the bill’s summary does not look bad, right? But if we go straight to the text, we see the first huge problem in Section 1:

Section 1. Section 776.013, Florida Statutes, is repealed.

And what evil thing does Section 776.013 do that needs to be eradicated from the Florida Statutes?

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 776
JUSTIFIABLE USE OF FORCE

776.013 Home protection; use or threatened use of deadly force; presumption of fear of death or great bodily harm.—

(1) A person who is in a dwelling or residence in which the person has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and use or threaten to use:(a) Nondeadly force against another when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to defend himself or herself or another against the other’s imminent use of unlawful force; or
(b) Deadly force if he or she reasonably believes that using or threatening to use such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony.

Oh yes, boys and girls, the elected morn pictured above wants to eliminate your right to defend yourself inside your home or dwelling.  Do you want to know something funny and brimming with irony? You guys remember Donovan Stewart, the man sleeping in his van who shot to death a robber armed with an A 47 clone saving his girlfriend and kid in the process? If Ms. Joseph’s bill was already the law of the Land, Mr. Donovan would have been arrested and sent to jail awaiting prosecution for murder. And the ironic part is that this event happened in Liberty City which is within Ms. Joseph’s district. How’s that for a kick in the ass? One of her constituents defends himself and others and Ms Joseph comes with a bill to put him in prison.

But wait! There is more! The bill then goes to modify Section 776.012 to eliminate the most hated section (for Liberals and Democrats) of Florida’s Self Defense statutes: Stand Your Ground.

That is what the strike-out means. And it makes sense if you think about it: If your life is worth defending inside your home, why should you be allowed to defend it outside your home?  I wonder if Ms. Joseph got the idea from her native Haiti in some sort of spiritual resurrection of the Tonton Macoute era .  Making self-defense illegal is a great way to maintaining the populace under control cheaply: They send a small detachment of goons to mess you up at home and you are afraid to kill them because you will end up in prison. It is a well and proven tactic all over south of the border.

As an immigrant, it is repugnant to see another when another immigrant thinks the fascist formulas from the old country they left behind are the best and that goes double for her who apparently worked in the UN and other posts dealing with refugees. I guess she got a taste for having people unable to stand for themselves.

Hat Tip Sal F.