LEBANON, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana homeowner accused of killing a house cleaner who mistakenly arrived at his front door was charged with voluntary manslaughter on Monday in a case that could test the limits of stand-your-ground laws.
Curt Anderson, 62, could face anywhere from 10 to 30 years in prison and a $10,000 fine if he’s convicted. He was being held in the Boone County Jail pending an initial court hearing.
Yep, they are deliberately open-ended and vague, thanks to the gun lobby making guns extra-legal in the US.
Open-ended and vague so that they can protect some (white) people and not others.
Came across a recent saying that being armed and black has even worse outcomes, especially legal ones, than being unarmed and black. In states with “stand your ground” laws, most people of colour are denied that defence even when it clearly applies.