More and more “news” articles talking about the horrible increase in “justifiable homicides” after the 2005 improvements to Florida’s self-defense laws are coming out. Are you *freaking* kidding me?
“Justifiable Homicide” is the legal term for a lawful self-defense incident resulting in the death of a violent criminal. The tragedy is that before 2005, good people in Florida were going to jail for a minimum of 20 years for defending themselves and their families from life threatening criminal attacks.