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Originally Posted by Wallaroo
What I dont understand is why self defence rights (or the interpretation of them) varies so much from area to area within the different states? I find that to be absolutely ridiculous, and it doesnt belong here in the 21th century. Each state should have exactly the same self defence laws and interpretation of them everywhere. Its important that people know their rights!
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What Mawg's talking about is police corruption and incompetence, not variation in the law.
While criminal codes do vary somewhat between the states, they're all based off Common Law, and are all similar in many (if not most) respects.