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A 2016 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association compared homicide rates in Florida following the passage of its "stand your ground" self-defense law to the rates in four control states, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Virginia, which have no similar laws. It found that the law was associated with a 24.4% increase in homicide and ...
The "stand your ground" self-defense law has been in effect in Florida for over six years. The law is now associated with over 700 deaths.
The new law shifts the burden of proof in pretrial hearings to prosecutors, rather than defendants. Florida governor signs bolstered 'stand your ground' law Skip to main content
Since Martin’s death, his mother, Sybrina Fulton, has called for the repeal of "stand your ground" laws across the country. At least 28 states have some form of the law, according to the ...
Eliminating the requirement to retreat outside the home (i.e., in public) is generally referred to as a "stand your ground" law. As of October 1, 2005, Florida became a "No Duty to Retreat" (i.e., Stand Your Ground) state. Florida Castle Doctrine law establishes that law-abiding residents and visitors may legally presume the threat of bodily ...
Most U.S. jurisdictions have a stand-your-ground law [2] or apply what is known as the castle doctrine, whereby a threatened person need not retreat within his or her own dwelling or place of work. Sometimes this has been the result of court rulings that one need not retreat in a place where one has a special right to be. [ 3 ]
“The Perfect Neighbor,” a documentary that examines Florida’s Stand Your Ground laws and gun regulations, is in final negotiations to sell to Netflix after premiering at the Sundance Film ...
She also spoke in favor of strengthening the Stand Your Ground law with the intent of making it more fair and balanced. [ 20 ] Due to efforts by prison abolitionists such as Mariame Kaba and others to free Alexander, the organization Survived and Punished was created to free women who are incarcerated for defending themselves and their children ...