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Re: The deadly consequences of â��Stand Your Groundâ�� laws 

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Are the benefits of these laws to actual innocent victims sufficiently large to justify an additional 600 violent deaths per year?

...there is absolutely nothing in any stand your ground law that allows you to defend yourself from an innocent victim.




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Liberals are like a "Slinky". Totally useless, but somehow ya can't help but smile when you see one tumble down a flight of stairs!


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The deadly consequences of ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws
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Tue, 18 Feb 14 2:02 AM
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The deadly consequences of ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws

By Mark Hoekstra FEBRUARY 13, 2014

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So where does that leave us with respect to the Dunn trial, and the broader debate over Stand Your Ground laws? Regardless of the trial outcome, the main damage has been done, and cannot be undone by one verdict or another. But it would be a mistake to ignore the evidence that deadly confrontations like this are more likely to occur as a result of these laws.

So the question people ought to be asking is this: Are the benefits of these laws to actual innocent victims sufficiently large to justify an additional 600 violent deaths per year? 

http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2014/02/13/the-deadly-consequences-of-stand-your-ground-laws/


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