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Baitball Blogger

(46,684 posts)
Sun Jul 29, 2018, 04:54 PM Jul 2018

Another reason to hate the stand your ground ruling.

With the court rulings that are now pressing no charges in cases where black men are pushing back when a white man picks a fight, it is going to encourage white men to walk around with racist grudges knowing that they have a gun under their shirt that will give them the upper hand.

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Another reason to hate the stand your ground ruling. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Jul 2018 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author Jake Stern Jul 2018 #1
The one case I know of had the sheriff misquote the law. Igel Jul 2018 #2
There is a recent case that had video. It looked like Baitball Blogger Jul 2018 #3

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Igel

(35,274 posts)
2. The one case I know of had the sheriff misquote the law.
Sun Jul 29, 2018, 09:26 PM
Jul 2018

Or was it the DA?

I suspect that'll be reversed, but even if it's not, it's certainly not the norm. SYG laws require proportionality. Unless you're reasonably in fear that your life is at risk--something not likely if you're an adult male facing an unarmed adult male--the law won't apply. The spokesperson in the case I'm thinking of misquoted the law and said something like "in fear of harm".

Baitball Blogger

(46,684 posts)
3. There is a recent case that had video. It looked like
Sun Jul 29, 2018, 10:05 PM
Jul 2018

the black man was backing off, but the white man on the ground took his gun out and shot him in the back. I think the white guy instigated the whole thing. Another Zimmerman situation.

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