This case is a perfect example of why "Stand your ground" works. Left wing loonies like contendah believe this law can enable someone to commit murder and get away with it. This case proves once and for all that this assertion is complete nutterance.
Best, it seems to me, just an opinion, that people that may commit crimes, or have relatives that commit crimes are the main ones objecting to stand your ground laws.
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I agree. To, I don't think anyone should be held liable for any injury a person receives on their property. Unless they were tied and dragged onto the property they have zero 'legs to stand on' imo.
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On this one, YOU have no legs to stand on. The laws are clear on this issue. There are MANY circumstances in which a property owner can be held liable for injuries sustained by others coming onto his property.. Insurance companies routinely include insurance for this kind of liability within property insurance policies. What you "think" on this matter is not worth thinking about.
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"Here in Alabama the actual placement of signs along the borders of your property is not necessary to legally protect against trespassing."
http://www.wildlifetrends.com/land.cfm
"The last category, and the one owed the least amount of care, is trespassers. Trespassers are people who are present on the property without the knowledge or permission of the owner or occupier. That could include someone up to no good or someone who just takes a shortcut across the corner of a lot."
http://accident-law.freeadvice...labama-accidents.htm
This link will also provide references to landowner liability to invitees and the responsibilities to point out certain dangers. A pond is not considered a liability, but a pool is.
A good rule of thumb is ... if you're not on your land, you're on someone else's, and it boils down to whether you have permission or a right to be there to expect any sort of special consideration.
Our hunting club does carry liability insurance through the Alabama Forest Owners Association.
But no law corrects stupid.
Last season, we had a group of 4 horse-mounted trespassers ride right through a field in the middle of a dove hunt. Their excuse: the land wasn't posted [read: they didn't know whose land they were on and didn't care.]. Never say that to a landowner.