Posted on 07/16/2013 2:24:16 PM PDT by Nachum
Attorney General Eric Holder blasted "stand-your-ground laws" in the wake of the acquittal of George Zimmerman for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin—saying such laws cause more violence than they prevent. Mr. Holder, speaking to the NAACP Annual Convention in Orlando, Fla., not far from where Mr. Zimmerman was acquitted last week, took direct aim at stand-your-ground laws, which say a person can use force in self-defense without first attempting to retreat from the situation. "Separate and apart from the case that has drawn the nation´s attention, it´s time to question laws that senselessly expand the concept of self-defense and sow
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I am confused, wasn’t the case about 2nd degree murder or manslaughter? SYG?? It was never a case about that. I am truly living in the world of Bizzaro.
More gasoline on the fire
Yep, Stand your ground had NOTHING to do with this trial. Zimmerman is innocent.
The right of self defense precedes all laws of men. Try me, Holder!
He did not stand his ground, he was grounded and defended himself. No stand your ground law was cited by defense.
What a demagogue! There was no Stand Your Ground issue in the Zimmerman case. What a deceitful piece of trash!
Stra man argument again...stand your ground was not an issue in this case. This was self defense.
I’m two counties away from Sanford and our sheriff told me we were at a 40 year low on violent crime and almost the lowest since crime stats have been kept in the county. So Eric Holder is a liar. SYG had nothing to do with the case between Zimmerman and Martin but it sure keeps the violent crime rates low.
Al looks old and sick!
"Stand your ground" laws say that you do not have to retreat from an attack if you have the option.
When you're lying on your back with somebody on top of you slamming your head onto a hard surface, you don't have an opportunity to retreat.
In that situation, it is a basic human right to defend yourself in any way possible without relying upon the "stand your ground" laws.
As usual, Holder is FOS.
You are correct. He was grounded and not standing. Hmmmm! And, yes, I know that was never addressed. Didn’t need to be. But erica holdem thinks it needs to be now. Will anyone save us from these fools? Please. I can only do so much. LOL!
Three great “Nigger” or “Nigga” men so glad to be living in this day of “let’s get those creepy ass crackers”.
Looks like Sharpton is either going for the wallet or checking whether EH is really a boy!
Pimps, all three.
Not your job to write the laws a##hole, it’s your job to enforce them.
Neither did the truth.
The operative word being “Stand” your ground.
There was no standing here. He was as flat on his back as Katie Couric
“Stand Your Ground” is the common sense alternative to the insane “Duty to Retreat” standard in places like New York City where I grew up. Under Duty to Retreat, even if you’re in your own home you have to flee rather than defend it. Liberals want to enable barbarians to take what people have earned with no consequences to the barbarians.
To the extent that Holder’s remark’s support the criminals’ hatred of Stand Your Ground rules of defense, this is another reason to Impeach Obama!
Too bad the Right to Bear Arms is still in effect, because THAT is what they want to eliminate.
They KNOW that the populace is arming itself, and they are buying bullets by the billions for the Gubmint, because they KNOW it ain't gonna be that easy to quell the disgust and anger that these "Progressives" have created.
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