Is self-defense on private property always protected? Texas law experts say it depends.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : While the law grants widespread rights to people to protect their homes, law enforcement is protected by their own powers to ensure suspects comply, he said.
55% : Kent Ryan Kerley, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice chair at UT Arlington, said the rights given to people to protect their homes through the law are pretty widespread.
52% : The situation is usually dependent on what happened prior to law enforcement arriving on the property.
44% : What qualifies as self-defense on private property and how does it change when law enforcement is involved?
42% : "The amount of force that is demonstrated against you is approximately the same that you respond with," he saidWhether "Stand Your Ground" is suspended or interpreted differently when law enforcement is involved can be debated by legal scholars, Kerley said.
37% : Robert Huseman, criminal defense lawyer and attorney to King, said during the state trooper's chase with King, he never identified himself as law enforcement.

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