Stand Your Ground laws date to 1877 at least

[baldeagle]

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This isn't something new except for the fact that some states have recently codified it.

[C-dub]

It was probably just common sense before that and didn't require a law.

[OldGrumpy]

Cannot remember the particulars but we had a Texas case where someone killed another person and claimed stand your ground. Jury decided that person had provoked the incident and was not on their own property and ruled killing a murder.

[anomie]

Was that the incident where the guy took a camera over to his neighbor's house to tell them to turn down the noise, and was yelling about being in fear of his life on the video?

[nightmare69]

Was that the incident where the guy took a camera over to his neighbor's house to tell them to turn down the noise, and was yelling about being in fear of his life on the video?

I heard about that. He killed them and was convected of murder.

[Beiruty]

Trayvon's Mon is doing the tours and preaching change of the law and fight against racism.

I would say to Trayvon's mom:

Trayvon's Mom, she should self-confess that she failed raising her kid, Trayvon. A broken Marriage, and son who was a drop out from school and was expelled for weed and confiscated burglary tools. He smoked weed, was active street-fighter, and addicted on "lean" steet-drug and actively seeking codeine. Before attacking others, come out clean and say "I failed raising my kid", and "Do not fail your kids".