FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A task force examining Florida's "stand your ground" self-defense law was told Thursday that the Trayvon Martin shooting is one example of the law's ambiguity and the potential unintended consequences it has created.
"What we've discovered is, in a drug deal gone bad, people die, and this is the defense," Buddy Jacobs, general counsel for the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, told the 18-member panel. "Our conclusion is that this law ought to be repealed. We don't think it's a thing we can tweak."
The 2005 law is under nationwide scrutiny following the Feb. 26 shooting in Sanford of the unarmed, 17-year-old Martin by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. Martin's family and supporters want Zimmerman arrested, but police say they were prevented from doing so because of the law. At least 20 other states have similar stand your ground laws.
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stand your ground
Seems to me someone needs to decide which race a person belongs to when you are biracial. Funny you are considered "white" when a racially charged incident happens ie Zimmerman who's father is white and mother hispanic so He is "white". Our sitting President's father is black and mother is white and he is considered "black". Hmmmmmmmm
Stand your ground is an "Inalienable right"
The government has no authority under the constitution to take that right away.
All actions have concequences. He got what he asked for by attacking the person and beating his head on the ground. Some seem to think he over reacted?! Sorry for the family but he got what he deserved.
When survival instints take over the quickest to react will survive.
"He got what he asked for"
Yeah 103, how dare he turn and confront a stranger following and then chasing him
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He did get what was coming to him.
A teenage thug out looking for no good turns and attacks someone who was watching him?
Good riddence!
If he had a problem with Zimmerman following him, why wasn't he on his cellphone with the police? When you are in fear of danger you let LEO's know! That's what Zimmermen was doing!
Oh, wait, you're telling me he didn't have a cellphone??? HAHAHA!
He initiated a close struggle with a legally armed man and could have pulled Zim's gun it was that close. Zim HAD to act first.
Don't throw out a good law for this crap. And why is Zim called "Zimmerman" and Martin called "Trayvon"? Well, to make it a more racial thing, I guess!
"A well regulated malitia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."
It's such a simple sentence, and it's he second amendment in it's entirety. Figure it out.
I don't see anything wrong with a stand your ground law. That's the way it should be anyhow.
Martin started something and Z finished it. If anyone doesn't attack anyone, anyone won't get hurt. Or in this case killed.
Z didn't do anything illegal. Bury this kid and move on. Let this be a lesson.
'teenage thug out looking for no good"
-and your evidence for this assertion is what?
a black kid walking from the store? Thanks for highlighting the #1 reason why people have taken to the streets over this case.
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