McMinn Co. (TN) teen says she fired shotgun at would be intruder as he fled

Tennessee has a 'Stand Your Ground' law. It states that self-defenders must reasonably believe force is needed immediately for protection.

When it comes to deadly force, a provision says defenders must reasonably believe there's an imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury.

Now, the child may be in imminent danger from her own government's prosecutors.

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[–] Owlchemy [OP] 2 points (+2|-0)

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It sounded like they had no problem with this in the article, per the local cops.

Edit > McMinn County Sheriff Joe Guy says Alexis did the right thing.

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[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

I hope so, really. If I interpreted the articles interpretation of the law that way, imagine what a jury might construe (from an attorney's interpretation of an inter- ..., blah blah blah.)

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McMinn Co. (TN) teen says she fired shotgun at would be intruder as he fled

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