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Originally Posted by Guest
The Stand your Ground law received national attention primarily because interested groups sought to make it a political issue rather than a simple legal issue.
We are a country where the rule of law applies and every person is entitled to due process. That happened and a jury made the decision.
The legislation pending now desires to reinforce the requirements of criminal law, that being that a defendant has to be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
This law protects those who find themselves confronted by people who have no respect for the law, people and even themselves.
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If you take a look at the 3 cases of STAND YOUR GROUND in Florida...
1. A police wannabe who picked a fight with a younger stronger male and when he was about to get his ass kicked pulled out his gun and killed him. I think after some of the thinks he did after award the jury made a mistake.
2. A middle aged white male objected to music playing from a car full of teenage boys when they wouldn't turn it off he opened his car door, reached into the car, opened the glove box, took out his weapon and started shooting. He is still in jail.
3. An older former police officer object to a younger male texting in the movie theater even though the movie had not yet started. In hindsight the younger man was checking in on the sitter and saying he was turning his phone off. The older guy picked a fight with the wrong guy and when he was losing he took out his gun and shot the man dead.
In each case the people killed were unarmed and not the aggressor.
So what is the point of this new law?