Posted on 07/17/2013 8:16:50 AM PDT by blueyon
African Americans benefit from Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law at a rate far out of proportion to their presence in the state’s population, despite an assertion by Attorney General Eric Holder that repealing “Stand Your Ground” would help African Americans.
Black Floridians have made about a third of the state’s total “Stand Your Ground” claims in homicide cases, a rate nearly double the black percentage of Florida’s population. The majority of those claims have been successful, a success rate that exceeds that for Florida whites.
Nonetheless, prominent African Americans including Holder and “Ebony and Ivory” singer Stevie Wonder, who has vowed not to perform in the Sunshine State until the law is revoked, have made “Stand Your Ground” a central part of the Trayvon Martin controversy.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/07/16/blacks-benefit-from-florida-stand-your-ground-law-at-disproportionate-rate/#ixzz2ZJfWikaC
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
Holder says we have a “duty to retreat”.
Makes sense that Holder would believe that.
Not retreating is an American thing....
What comes through loud and clear with that interview is the agenda of the race hustler fat pig boy trying to over talk a man who is using common sense. And the media vermin are trying to help the pig do it!
Thanks for posting!
Bret Baier covered this info yesterday on his 6:00 pm ET “Special Report” on Fox News. I doubt you’ll ever hear about this in the MSM...
No, they will not cover it, as it does not fit the narrative.
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