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    Stand Your Ground Law One law I will forever remember is the “Stand Your Groundlaw. This law has been around for some time now but many people including myself have only recently learned of this law‚ because of a very emotional case in Florida involving ‚George Zimmerman” murdering a 17 year old unarmed boy named “Trayvon Martin.” Stand your ground law was actually passed October 1‚ 2005. Ironically Florida was the first state to pass (Stand your ground law) and now Florida is the state

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    The "Stand Your Ground" statute states that “a person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in any other place where he or she has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force‚ including deadly force if he or she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony” (Sherman). Many people will say that

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    Stand Your Ground Law varies in language depending on the state. Some States have not yet adopted this particular law. Although there is no set definition on this law‚ the Stand Your Ground law means that under certain circumstances individuals can use force to defend themselves without first attempting to retreat from danger. In simpler terms‚ if you come into contact with someone who infuses danger upon you or others‚ instead of running away you stay and defend yourself. The main idea is self-defense

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    citizens should be allowed the “Stand Your Groundlaw for self-defense from harmful threats around the U.S. Crime rates in the U.S. have been rising over the last couple of years. Many people do not know how to protect themselves from a threat. Many are too scared to as they could get in serious trouble if the threat is not posing a threat to them. State legislative bodies have been pushing to expand self-defense laws in the U.S. In recent years this law has only applied to citizens who

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    Stand Your Ground Law On February 26‚ 2012‚ the 17 year old Trayvon Martin was fatally shot by George Zimmerman in Sanford‚ Florida. After the shooting‚ Zimmerman wasn’t arrested because of the "Stand Your Ground" laws. This sparked concerns and feelings during the trial and after. This paper will examine the "Stand Your Ground" laws in all aspects. Through this careful examination it will be revealed that the "Stand Your Ground" laws was relevant in the Zimmerman trial. The "Stand Your

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    Stand your ground law Keion Samuel Mr. Jimenez 10 February 2014 The “Stand your groundlaw is a very misused and misunderstood laws in the state of Florida. The law states that if a person feels threatened‚ they can retaliate with extreme force. Even if it is deadly force. The law actually states: Use of force in defense of person.—A person is justified in using force‚ except deadly force‚ against another when and to the extent that the person

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    with Texas A&M University who has thoroughly examined “stand your groundlaws‚ there are a total of about 14‚000 homicides taking place annually in the United States (11). A homicide‚ in this case‚ refers to one person unlawfully killing another. That is a fairly high number and it didn’t used to be that high. It has risen significantly since “stand your groundlaws have been implemented into 22 states across the United States. These laws give people the right to use deadly force in a situation

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    have adopted a Florida style self-defense law that has been known to overlap and fall into three distinct categories‚ Stand Your Ground‚ Castle Doctrine or Duty to Retreat. These laws contain provisions that expand upon previous laws to provide additional protection to citizens who used guns or other means of force outside of their home as well as inside the home so long as there is reason to believe that you were in danger. Many people believe that these laws have just appeared out of nowhere or due

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    STAND YOUR GROUND… Lesson 6.03 Naomi Larkins English3 Word Count: 2‚281 Abstract Stand Your Ground is a look into how racism plays a role in our judicial system. This paper reflects on how literature can sometimes give you a closer glimpse into history than a textbook; the correlation between the trial of Tim Robinson in the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” and various trials throughout history that have led to convictions without physical evidence‚ that were based solely on lies through

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    Copeland Ms.Abdullah Oral/Written Composition Effects Of The Current Stand Your Ground Law Michael Brown was an 18 year old African American teenager‚ who was fatally shot by Darren Wilson a white ferguson police officer. Darren wasn’t charged because of the Stand Your Ground law. A Stand Your Ground law is a law that authorizes a person to protect and defend one’s life and limb against threat or perceived threat. This law states that an individual has no duty to retreat from any place he or she

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