Thanks, Stand Your Ground! No homicide charges for teen who shot, killed man

[BainsBane]

131. That's not true

SYG rewrites self defense law. It changes the basis of it. The key difference is that one does not need to try to avoid killing. If he has what a prosecutor, judge or jury sees as a reasonable fear for his life, he can kill EVEN when it's not necessary, EVEN when a safe retreat exists.

You are talking about killing people not convicted of any crime, someone like Trayvon Martin. The person killed is the victim. You are siding with the killer. You would not insist such a person lose his rights to carry a weapon, yet you think it's okay to kill him. Do you not see the problem with that?

SYG creates a death penalty for assault, for theft, loitering, and simply being black. The reason race is so crucial is because in this culture we are taught from a young age to fear black men. Police, prosecutors and juries believe someone can have a reasonable fear of a black men because they have it ingrained in them from a young age that black men are dangerous. SYG makes deadly existing race-based perceptions of criminality. That is what one of those journal articles I pointed to you demonstrates systematically with a great deal of detail and data.