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Unfortunately I do think race has a lot to do with it. Had Zimmerman been black, he'd have been arrested and there would be no interest in the trial and I suspect that had Trayvon been white he'd be easily convicted.
Unfortunately without issues coming up at trial and things going through the various appeals process I don't know how else we are really to define what is actual cases where stand your ground should apply and when they should not.
I do understand why people don't like the "duty to retreat" version where people believe it is difficult if not impossible to ever prove self defense even when there is an intruder in your house pointing a gun at you. I do think we need more restraint on the street or in situations where you actually do have an ability to retreat without abandoning one's own property.
I fear if Zimmerman gets off scot free we will have even more people shot because "I was a skeered for my life" in situations where they provoked someone or just got nervous because someone pulled a cell phone out of their pocket.
Sure the vast majority of people who walk around armed are not nervous nellies or just looking to shoot someone, but it only takes one to cause a tragedy.
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