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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 Zimmerman defense team initially planned to seek to dismiss the case against Zimmerman under the protection afforded by Florida's "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law. [17] The controversial law, passed in 2005, permits the use of deadly force when someone reasonably feels they are at risk of great bodily harm in a confrontation. [286]
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 ...
A Florida court has dismissed charges against a 78-year-old man who shot and killed his neighbor’s son, following a 2023 incident where the victim was allegedly trimming tree limbs along the ...
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
Argument over a handicapped parking spot ended in a 28-year-old black man being gunned down in Florida. 'Stand your ground' law means killer faces no charges Skip to main content
The incident was widely reported by news media as another instance of Florida's stand-your-ground law, and generated significant attention and protests because Drejka was white and McGlockton was black with similarities to the killing of Trayvon Martin six years prior which generated international attention and debate. [3]