"Politico senior legal affairs reporter Josh Gerstein was roasted online after he suggested that a YouTuber investigating the bombshell Somali fraud scandal in Minnesota could have been legally shot for knocking on doors. At some point, the amateur effort to knock on doors of home daycares intersects with robust stand-your-ground laws, mused Gerstein in a Monday night X post that was seemingly aimed at YouTuber Nick Shirley, whose video investigation into fraud at daycare centers has gone mega-viral."
"Huh? Even Florida's stand your ground law, which was cheered by 2A advocates, you have to reasonably believe' your use of force is necessary. A reporter knocking on door & asking questions is NOT an unlawful or forcible entry,' observed Mediaite's Sarah Rumpf. Huh? Even Florida's stand your ground law, which was cheered by 2A advocates, you have to "reasonably believe" your use of force is necessary. A reporter knocking on door & asking questions is NOT an "unlawful or forcible entry.""
A senior legal reporter suggested a YouTuber investigating a Somali fraud scandal in Minnesota could have been legally shot for knocking on doors, citing stand‑your‑ground laws. The remark targeted YouTuber Nick Shirley, whose video investigation of alleged fraud at home daycares went viral. Journalists and legal commentators pushed back, noting stand‑your‑ground statutes require a reasonable belief that deadly force is necessary and that knocking and asking questions is not unlawful entry. Online critics accused the reporter of mischaracterizing the law and expressing hostility toward grassroots investigative reporting into alleged multibillion‑dollar fraud.
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