EOC 2 Stand Your Ground Law

EOC 2:  Stand Your Ground Law

The stand your ground law states that a civilian doesn’t have the right to retreat when threatened, but should stand their ground.  There is no statue to use deadly force, but since the riffle act passed by Jeb Bush, deadly force clearly is being used as was shown in the death of 17 year old Trevon Martin, by the hand of George Zimmerman.  The Jury’s main reason for acquitting Zimmerman the other day in court, was due to the, stand your ground law, in the state of Florida.

"This bill actually encourages people to shoot their way out of situations and that's not how we live in a civilized society," Smith told a news conference. "It's a mentality that has permeated the state of Florida. It's a mentality of shoot first, and we should not have that in a civilized society.  (Brown).

Satz commented, "Before there was a common law duty that you had to retreat before you used deadly force," he added. "I just don't think you need the Stand Your Ground statute."  And Satz also stated "I think putting in the statute that you do not have the duty to retreat is a mistake. I think life is precious and before you do that you should do everything in your power not to do that and to retreat if you possibly can," (Brown).

“I believe that the statue of the ‘Stand Your Ground Law’ should be relooked at for evaluation and revision.  It was a devastating tragedy that a 17year old boy had to die because a man had safety behind a law that protected him to murder”.  (Dees).