Stand Your Ground Doctrine

Introduction

This legislation seeks to detail the reasonable steps an individual can take to protect themselves and others if under threat of serious injury, harm, or death.

Constitutional Justification:

The San Andreas Constitution, under Article III, enshrines a Citizen’s Right to Health and Protection of Others — the Constitution denotes that this protection must be ‘within reason.’

Application:

An individual may use deadly force to defend themselves if under threat of serious injury, bodily harm, or death. However, prior to doing so, they must attempt to make the following reasonable steps, provided it is safe/reasonable to do so:

• Issue a Verbal Warning to the aggressor indicating if they do not stop, force will be used
• Brandish a Weapon to be utilized in Self-Defense.
• Attempt to walk away/escape the situation

In the event an individual has to stand their ground, they will be required to contact emergency services to report the use of force, and will require they remain on scene and cooperate with Law Enforcement and Emergency Responders.

Implementation:

Effective Immediately.

Signature:

𝕵𝖚𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖊 𝕹𝖔𝖗𝖒𝖆𝖓 𝕬𝖉𝖆𝖒𝖘, 𝖘𝖎𝖌𝖓𝖊𝖉 07/10/2024