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In reply to the discussion: Stand your ground. I keep looking at this from a feminist perspective. [View all]BainsBane
(53,180 posts)10. It certainly does have to do with SYG and defense law
She tried to invoke SYG and was denied by a court. That SYG is successfully invoked by whites who kill blacks 11 to 1 over blacks who kill whites is a fact. The law is racist. Pretending otherwise is absurd.
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Stand your ground. I keep looking at this from a feminist perspective. [View all]
Luminous Animal
Jul 2013
OP
The odds aren't that you will be on top pummeling someone else making them fear for their life.
dkf
Jul 2013
#5
What kind of society says I have no option but to be shot by a vigilante asshole for no reason?
Major Nikon
Jul 2013
#20
What difference does it make if its Z or me? I can't get up, he couldn't get up, we are both
dkf
Jul 2013
#23
Some stats that say SYG has actually HELPED African-Americans...at least in Florida.
davidn3600
Jul 2013
#12
She admits she retreated to safety, got a gun, and then went back to confront her husband
hack89
Jul 2013
#33