The Stand Your Ground laws were enacted to remove ambiguity from the case of a homeowner protecting his property - i.e. to make sure that if someone was threatened on his property, he had no obligation to "retreat" before using deadly force. This law does in no way extend to stalking and shooting a person, no matter whether the person is threatening or not.
The point is, Trayvon could have been a threatening gangsta with a hoodie, full of tattoos and with a satchel of grenades and a bag of cocaine strapped to his belt, and still no law would justify what Zimmerman did - seeking him out, following him and then shooting him.
Shooting after retreating < Shooting without retreating < Shooting after seeking out
Allowed under common law < Allowed under SYG laws < Not allowed under any law
The proliferation of new SYG laws around the States needs to highlight this important distinction so that this tragedy doesn't happen again.
The point is, Trayvon could have been a threatening gangsta with a hoodie, full of tattoos and with a satchel of grenades and a bag of cocaine strapped to his belt, and still no law would justify what Zimmerman did - seeking him out, following him and then shooting him.
Shooting after retreating < Shooting without retreating < Shooting after seeking out
Allowed under common law < Allowed under SYG laws < Not allowed under any law
The proliferation of new SYG laws around the States needs to highlight this important distinction so that this tragedy doesn't happen again.
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