Because, well, it's totally reasonable that a man's home is his castle and that if he thinks someone is threatening him or his, he ought to be able to pull out a gun and shoot them, rather than flee or lock the doors or call the police.
But if a woman stabs her boyfriend when she fears for her life — well, that's a domestic dispute, and we don't want the law to be interfering there, so we'll just say that "stand your ground" doesn't apply.
Makes perfect sense, right?
(Hypothetical, to control for other variables: Are the S Carolina prosecutors really saying that if a woman is standing in the doorway to her home, and someone is advancing on her menacingly, she can stand her ground and shoot said menace only if it's a stranger, not someone she knows or has had a relationship with? Really? Would the argue the same way if it was a man being menaced by a woman? Just trying to understand the [lack of] reasoning here.)
South Carolina Says “Stand Your Ground” Law Doesn’t Apply to Abused Women
South Carolina has an expansive “stand your ground” law that paves the way for someone to get immunity from prosecution by declaring that they killed another person in self-defense. Liberals have been critical of these laws, arguing that they make it far too easy for violent people to deliberately provoke…
sigh Of COURSE.
But…that would be like a dog shooting its master. Sheesh.
Any master who beats his dog should expect to be bit.
Women don’t need to defend themselves, that’s a man’s job.