Michael Dunn, Florida Man, Invokes 'Stand Your Ground' Law After Shooting Black Teen

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114. From the text of the law

***(2) A law enforcement agency may use standard procedures for investigating the use of force as described in subsection (1), but the agency may not arrest the person for using force unless it determines that there is probable cause that the force that was used was unlawful.***

The Trayvon Martin case gained notoriety because although the lead investigator believed there was probably cause to arrest Zimmerman, he was overruled and Zimmerman wasn't arrested until weeks after the shooting. The use of the word "may" when talking about investigations absolves the local police from any responsibility to conduct a thorough investigation. The Sanford police department was way too willing to accept Zimmerman's version of the case and no serious investigation was launched until the name Trayvon Martin became known nationwide.

Sanford is a typical small town...not known for its hospitality to outsiders. People think of FL as Miami, Naples or Palm Beach but most of the state is still very southern, racist, uneducated and intolerant.

Any law that says it's all right to shoot first and maybe we'll ask questions later is a lousy law. The Texas SYG Law mandates a thorough
investigation of every SYG shooting. That's a good law.