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The authors of Florida's stand-your-ground law are saying their legislation is mis-applied in Zimmerman's case. http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/20/2 ... link=misea

I think I agree with A-R above that this case should work out to show that the stand-your-ground law is good policy. Same as when James Byrd's killers got convicted of murder, sentenced to death, and executed, i.e., the current laws against murder in Texas are enough withOUT extra hate crime legislation.

matriculated wrote:

PracticalTactical wrote:http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/ ... 7520120319

I know there've been other threads about this Zimmerman/Martin thing, but lost in the debate over whether Zimmerman was justified is the potential effect this could have.

Antis are openly calling for repeal of Stand Your Ground laws.

Are we up to the call to stand up for Stand Your Ground, even if it means defending somebody who looks bad right now?

While your take on things is surely practical, living up to your moniker, surely either defending or attacking Zimmerman should be based on how you feel about the facts of the case, not any potential future repercussions it may or may not have when it comes to possibly changing the law but probably not. Let's judge a case on its merits, especially one as tragic as this one.

What I think about the facts of the case, such as I know them, has led me to defend CHL/stand-your-ground policies on a few non-gun discussion boards, using Zimmerman as a good example of how not to be. The anti's will milk and manipulate the tragedy of this case for all it's worth.