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In reply to the discussion: Right wing is throwing Zimmerman under the bus to protect "Stand Your Ground". [View all]baldguy
(36,649 posts)And the City Manager thought it applied too. The RW extremists who support this travesty of a law only decided that it didn't apply after they saw the hue & cry of the rational public when this case came to light.
The fact is, the police should be investigating EVERY shooting as if it's a crime. Evidence should determine whether or not it's a case of self-defense or not. Cases of legitimate self-defense don't get prosecuted, or they go to trial and a jury should decide. Period.
The RW NRA & GOP-backed so-called "Stand You Ground" laws are DESIGNED to prevent just such investigations & court proceedings. It was made for cases like this.
So you can stop spreading the RW meme that this case has nothing to do the "Stand You Ground" license to murder.