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NY: Exploring America's Love Affair with Lethal Self-Defense
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Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com
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It was the 2012 killing of black teen Trayvon Martin that brought these laws into the national spotlight, but their origins can be traced back to Colonial times. Harvard researcher Caroline Light says "Stand Your Ground" laws only truly serve the most privileged people in the America, while the most vulnerable members of our population — people of color, women, transgender people — are at the most risk of losing their lives or their freedom as a result of these laws.
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dasing
(2/25/2017)
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| The martin case had nothing with stand your ground law, since Zimmerman was leaving the area when he was attacked from behind by martin. It was self defence!! Only criminals have to fear SYG laws, are you a criminal? Then fear! |
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MarkHamTownsend
(2/25/2017)
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"Harvard researcher Caroline Light says 'Stand Your Ground' laws only truly serve the most privileged people in the America, while the most vulnerable members of our population — people of color, women, transgender people — are at the most risk of losing their lives or their freedom as a result of these laws."
Holy cr@p, what ineffable twaddle!! "Only serve the most privileged people ...." Really? "privileged" are not entitled to self defense? Oh...and those "transgendered, women and 'people of color'" are ALSO equally entitled to defense and protection under SYG laws.
So I must question Ms. Light's integrity as well as her objectivity.
DON'T tell me she has no agenda!!!!
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