Self Defense a Privilege, not a Right in the State of Wisconsin
I was reading through the Senate Bill SB 403 on concealed carry today, and came across the following in Section 37:
2. Instruction on the privilege of self-defense and the defense of others under s.939.48
The privilege of self-defense?? I thought that was our right! So I looked it up here, and found out that sure enough, the State considers it a privilege to defend yourself.
After reading through s.939.48 it seems that the intent was to make it clear that if you provoke someone into attacking you you can't claim self defense as part of your legal defense. That makes sense, but it really bothers me that the idiots in Madison didn't word it differently - that we have the right to defend ourselves, but we can't claim self-defense if we provoke the attack.
The next section (s.939.49) uses the same flawed logic in defending property - that it's a privilege, not a right.
Makes you wonder how many more of your rights the politicians in Madison turned into privileges...
After reading through s.939.48 it seems that the intent was to make it clear that if you provoke someone into attacking you you can't claim self defense as part of your legal defense. That makes sense, but it really bothers me that the idiots in Madison didn't word it differently - that we have the right to defend ourselves, but we can't claim self-defense if we provoke the attack.
The next section (s.939.49) uses the same flawed logic in defending property - that it's a privilege, not a right.
Makes you wonder how many more of your rights the politicians in Madison turned into privileges...
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