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Ground cases were african-americans. >> well then, dan -- >> a lot of those people would have been tried and put in jail for stopping a violent act. >> so then, dan, in your view, if that is the case what dennis is saying, then do you continue to be an opponent of stand your ground? >> stand your ground devalues life and gives defenses to people who ought not to get a defense. understand something. before the legislature passed stand your ground you could use lethal force if you reasonably thoug...

Avoid danger before using force. under current florida law, the jurors in the zimmerman case were told the defendant had, quote, no duty to retreat. had the right to stand his ground and could meet force with force. so im joined now by dennis backsly who serves in the florida state house and was the sponsor of the stand your ground law in florida and dan gelger, a former state senator and prosecutor who led opposition to the bill before it was passed. good to see you both. dennis, do you agree w...

Neighborhood watch person who if you look at the neighborhood watch protocols, you are only supposed to watch. not stalk. not supposed to confront. you are not supposed to throw deadly force because youre not trained in the rules of engagement. so stand your ground has done nothing in florida. prior to stand your ground there were no travesties of justice that required us to pass it. all its done is simply said if you act stupidly, if you act cravenly, and you could have walked away from the sce...