White Florida Man Wants to Use 'Stand Your Ground' Defense After Threatening Teens With Gun, Yelling

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White Florida Man Wants to Use 'Stand Your Ground' Defense After Threatening Teens With Gun, Yelling Racial Slurs


Mark Bartlett, who threatened a group of Black protesters with a loaded gun and yelled racial slurs at them on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in 2019, is pushing for a “Stand Your Ground” defense.

The incident took place at Miami’s Brickell Avenue Bridge when a group of teens rode their bicycles to the bridge as part of “Bikes Up, Guns Down” to protest the lack of affordable housing in the city. Some of the protesters were as young as 11 years old, according to Local 10 News.

In a hearing Monday, the young boys Bartlett allegedly threatened testified that Bartlett, then 51, got out of his car with a loaded gun and called them the n-word and other insults. Multiple cellphone videos capture the incident. One of the young protesters, Jamal Anderson, recalled some of the slurs. Deante Joseph, another protester, also testified to being verbally abused. One video shows Bartlett yelling at one protester, “Get in front of my car! You f [expletive] piece of s [expletive],” and “N [racial slur]s suck!”

Videos of the incident show that none of Bartlett’s provocations caused the protesters to react with violence. In fact, witnesses said the group was peacefully protesting and it was Bartlett and his girlfriend who responded with aggression. ...........(more)

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/white-florida-man-wants-stand-180000389.html

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1. Of course had the protestors had used the stand your ground defense.....

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