The Stand your Ground Law has been front in center throughout the media the past month with the many discussions surrounding the George Zimmerman and Treyvon Martin shooting. Versions of this law are found in several states throughout the country. This law is commonly read as "a person may use deadly force in self-defense when there is reasonable belief of a threat, without an obligation to retreat first. In some cases, a person may use deadly force in public areas without a duty to retreat. Under these legal concepts, a person is justified in using deadly force in certain situations and the "stand your ground" law would be a defense or immunity to criminal charges and civil suit."
The words written in this law are clear and easily understood, but yet this law is being misinterpreted, misunderstood, and misused. The question to think about when examing the Zimmerman case with respect to this law is whether or not the law should be changed or was the law just misused. There have been various opinions about this case, but at this moment I would like for everyone to consider the law. And how the law should be handled in respect to George Zimmerman and the killing of Treyvon Martin.
So what do you think? Should the law be changed? or Is it not the law, but the action that needs to be judged?
--Krystal
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