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{"id":15279,"date":"2012-03-26T07:00:33","date_gmt":"2012-03-26T12:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.occasionalplanet.org\/?p=15279"},"modified":"2013-02-01T15:57:04","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T21:57:04","slug":"surprise-stand-your-ground-laws-written-by-alec-and-the-nra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2012\/03\/26\/surprise-stand-your-ground-laws-written-by-alec-and-the-nra\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise! \u201cStand-your-ground\u201d laws written by ALEC and the NRA"},"content":{"rendered":"
In the recent case in Florida, an unarmed African-American boy, Trayvon Martin, was pursued and murdered by an Hispanic man, George Zimmerman, who claims that the boy was threatening him. The man is claiming the protection of the state\u2019s \u201cstand-your-ground\u201d law. In a jaw dropping failure to do their duty, the police failed to question the man or investigate him. This tragic event has brought to light the dangerous proliferation of these laws around the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cStand Your Ground\u201d laws are a perversion of the Castle Doctrine, an ancient legal principle that states persons have no obligation to retreat when their home is attacked, and, if necessary they can use lethal force to protect themselves and their \u201ccastle.\u201d Stand-your-ground laws allow persons to use deadly force when they feel or think they are being threatened in areas other than their home. They have no obligation to retreat and can legally use deadly force against the person they think is threatening them. The law further provides immunity from criminal prosecution or civil action for using deadly force in those circumstances. Basically, such laws are licenses to kill.<\/p>\n
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and the National Rifle Association (NRA) have worked together to introduce and promote these laws in state legislatures. Since the 2005 passage of Florida’s law, similar statutes have been passed in 26 other states. It\u2019s easy to trace the origin of the Florida law to ALEC because the wording of its model legislation and the Florida law is almost identical:<\/p>\n