Kerker, Sindee

On July 13, 2013, George Zimmerman was acquitted of shooting an unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin, as he was walking in his father\u27s neighborhood. Zimmerman pursued Trayvon because he assumed the hoodie-clad teenager was up to no good. Florida and 21 other states have  Stand Your Ground  or similar laws that allow someone with a reasonable fear of great bodily harm or death to use lethal force even if retreating from danger is an option.  Was the jury\u27s decision correct according to Florida law? Or did a travesty of justice occur

Stand Your Ground: Lawful Right to Kill or Self-Defense Gone Awry?

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