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On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Louis Proyect <l...@panix.com> wrote: > > On 7/14/13 8:42 AM, Greg McDonald wrote: > >> Well, I agree it was bad judgement on Zimmerman's part to follow Martin, >> but, strictly speaking, that is not an illegal act. The real issue IS >> precisely the fact that there was an altercation, that Martin appears to >> have had the upper hand (good for him), and that Z. felt he was in danger. >> Am I missing something here? >> >> > The "Stand Your Ground" law in Florida, which is fucked up to begin with, > allows you to shoot somebody who has broken into your house. It was never > intended to provide legal cover for stalking somebody as was the case here. > > > > The Stand your ground law seems to differ from strict castle doctrine. http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/justice/self-defense-and-stand-your-ground.aspx "Florida’s law states “a person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in any other place where he or she has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force, if he or she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony.” ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu Set your options at: http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
