He’s the victim of a modern day lynching in America. It’s absolutely disgusting that a great many people are defending this killing.
We CANNOT allow laws like Stand Your Ground to give lethal racism a license to kill.
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“Stand Your Ground laws ensure society is safer, if I’m allowed to shoot anyone who threatens me.”
That’s why a former police officer shot an innocent black man out for a jog, & why prosecutors declined to charge them.
It’s a classic situation where everyone thinks they’re the “good guy w/ a gun”.
In states that have enacted SYG laws, violence has escalated sharply.....
79% of cases the assailant easily could have fled.
68% the victim was unarmed!
This allows systemic racism to LEGALLY play out in a fatal & tragic way....
281%!!!
That is insane!
#BlackLivesMatter
Check here for more info, & to see if your state has SYG laws. Call your legislators to demand they be repealed!
#Enough #GunReform
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