Stand Your Ground Case Study

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Daniel Rosales
Professor Bell
English 110-121
9-17-2014
Do you have the right to “Stand your Ground” or the “Duty to Retreat”?
In 2005, Florida passed a new law called “stand your ground” or SYG. By 2006, other states started to adopt Florida’s SYG laws and currently over 20 states have them. SYG states a person has the right to use lethal force if they are in fear of great bodily harm or death and are in a place in which they can legally be (“Self”). SYG also states that a person has no “duty to retreat”. Prior to SYG laws every person had a legal obligations to “retreat” if possible. If you did not “retreat” and the perpetrator died, the victim could be held accountable. Critics of this law are calling it the “shoot first” law (Lott). However, supporters believe this law is made to protect people who live honestly with …show more content…

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“Greyston Garcia, Acquitted in 'Stand Your Ground ' Case, Shot Dead In Miami.” Huffpost Miami. . Web. June 27, 2012
Lott, John. “Stand Your Ground laws make sense.” New York Daily News. Web. April 25, 2012.
Moreno, Joelle Anne. “Perils of ‘Stand your ground’.” National Newspapers Core 22 July 2013. . . Web. ProQuest.
“Self Defense and “Stand Your Ground”.” National Conference of State Legislatures [NCSI]. . . .. Web. August 30, 2013
Sparks, Hannah. “Stand Your ground must be repealed.” Daily Collegian. Web. 3 March 2014.
Peschong, John. “Pro & Con: ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws make sense.” The Tribune. Web. . 11 August 2013.
Terkel, Amanda. “Obama Calls For Review Of 'Stand Your Ground ' Laws After Trayvon Martin . . Verdict.” Huffpost Politics. Web. 19 July 2013.
Volokh, Eugene. “What ‘stand your ground’ laws actually mean.” The Washington Post. Web. . . 27 June

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