‘Stand your ground’ laws under scrutiny again after recent spate of shootings

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‘Stand your ground’ laws under scrutiny again after recent spate of shootings

In the space of one week in April, four young, unarmed Americans were shot over simple, everyday mistakes: pulling into the wrong driveway, ringing the wrong doorbell, getting into the wrong car. These cases have reignited the debate over self-defense and what justifies the use of deadly force...

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some of the shootings and killings the last week have been particularly just wtf and horribly senseless

Ralph Yarl

Some young people turned into the wrong driveway near Saratoga, NY and were shot at and one woman died

the pos who shot two cheerleaders who got in the wrong car in Texas

 

[Payday23]

Under scrutiny by the wrong people. The people that could change it,(GOP) dgaf

 

[Sohh_lifted]

Heres another from some time ago: Man won’t face charges for University of Tampa student shot, killed after mistakenly getting into wrong car

Most recent update, man wont face charges under Stand Your Ground, 19 year old got into wrong car for Uber.

 

[Payday23]

Heres another from some time ago: Man won’t face charges for University of Tampa student shot, killed after mistakenly getting into wrong car

Most recent update, man wont face charges under Stand Your Ground, 19 year old got into wrong car for Uber.

WTF

 

[MushroomX]

WTF

This is even more bonkers.

 

[Sohh_lifted]

WTF

Florida, im used to/numb from these stories. Happens all the time, let me find the story of the guy who shot out his Windshielf on I-95 because someone threw a water bottle at his car..no charges cause Stand Your Ground.

 

[Gains]

fukked up laws made to be interpreted in fukked up ways by the courts to give leeway to gun owners