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'Stand your ground' law tested in recent shootings | |
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May 01, 2014 "A MONTANA MAN IS ACCUSED OF SETTING A TRAP AND BLINDLY BLASTING A SHOTGUN INTO HIS GARAGE, KILLING A 17-YEAR-OLD GERMAN EXCHANGE STUDENT. A MINNESOTA MAN IS CONVICTED OF LYING IN WAIT IN HIS BASEMENT FOR TWO TEENAGERS AND KILLING THEM DURING A BREAK-IN. THE TWO RECENT CASES TAKE THE "STAND YOUR GROUND" DEBATE TO A NEW LEVEL: DO LAWS THAT ALLOW PRIVATE CITIZENS TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY ALSO LET THEM SET A TRAP AND WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO KILL?" Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140501/news/140509866/ |
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