Super-Charged ‘Stand Your Ground’ Bill Could Make It Even Harder To Prosecute More George Zimmermans
Stand your Ground promotes vigilantism and declares open season for killing people of colorlike Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis, who was shot and killed by Michael Dunn for playing loud music. And when Marissa Alexander was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot during a domestic dispute with her abusive husband, her case highlighted howpeople of color don’t reap the benefits of Stand Your Ground legislation. Research also shows that states with Stand Your Ground laws have more homicides than ones that don’t.