STAND YOUR GROUND

[boitumelo]

IF GEORGE ZIMMERMAN AND THE FLORIDA POLICE CAN USE STAND YOUR GROUND TO,

CONDONE TRAYVON MARTIN BEING GUNNED DOWN,/CAN BLACK PEOPLE IN FLORIDA GUN,

DOWN GEORGE ZIMMERMAN OUT OF FEAR IF THEY ARE NEAR HIM,SINCE HE IS A KILLER/.

CAN BLACK PEOPLE IN FLORIDA USE STAND YOUR GROUND IF THEY ARE NEAR THE KLAN,

SINCE THE KLAN IS A TERRORIST GROUP.///

[Cynique]

The answer is "no"; not unless they want to be arrested and sentenced to prison, - if they escape such a confrontation alive. Is you crazy??

[Waterstar]

You know, it is kind of crazy how anyone can listen to a tape and hear the "victim" say that he is FOLLOWING the person that he feels THREATENED by. What scared person FOLLOWS the person who he feels THREATENED by? How can a person FOLLOW someone that was not CONFRONTING/ATTACKING him, shoot this person, and justify it all by SELF DEFENSE?

I see your point, though, Boitumelo. The nature of what you are asking and what I am asking are very similar in rationale. The skin changes and so does the situation...

In other news, how is everyone enjoying the new postracial society? :-)