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StealThisSheen posted...

By Missouri law, you have to believe your life is in danger for stand your ground to apply, so this logic doesn't really apply to the situation, as far as we know from the videos released. An unarmed fight that you presumedly started, or, at best, agreed to take part in, would not fall under believing your life is in danger.

https://codes.findlaw.com/mo/title-xxxviii-crimes-and-punishment-peace-officers-and-public-defenders/mo-rev-st-563-031/

2. A person shall not use deadly force upon another person under the circumstances specified in subsection 1 of this section unless:
(1) He or she reasonably believes that such deadly force is necessary to protect himself, or herself or her unborn child, or another against death, serious physical injury, or any forcible felony;