Category Archives: Stand Your Ground Laws

Trayvon Martin | In Loving Memory!

Two years have passed since 17 year old  Trayvon Martin was stalked and gunned down like an animal by a racist vigilante  on a dark rainy night in Sanford Florida. Trayvon’s blood curdling screams still ring in my ears. The screams pierced to … Continue reading

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Michael Dunn Verdict Watch – Day 4

Michael Dunn will have to wait another day at least to learn his fate. He is charged with first-degree murder in the November 2012 death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis, one of four black teenagers who were in an SUV shot … Continue reading

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Michael Dunn Verdict Watch – Day 3

The Florida jury in the murder trial Michael Dunn ended its second day of deliberations without a verdict. Earlier in the day, they asked to see a foam mannequin that was used in court as a visual aid to show … Continue reading

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Michael Dunn Verdict Watch

Jurors deliberated for about three hours Wednesday but went home for the night without reaching a verdict in the murder trial of a Florida man who killed a 17-year-old after an argument over loud music. Michael Dunn, 47, says he … Continue reading

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Michael Dunn Trial – Day 6

Michael Dunn, the man who pumped nine shots into a parked Dodge Durango full of teenage boys, killing 17-year-old Jordan Davis after a dispute over the kids’ loud music, took the stand Tuesday in his defense, telling the jury, “I … Continue reading

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Michael Dunn Trial – Day 5

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jurors saw dramatic photos of the body of slain Florida teenager Jordan Davis Monday during the trial of the man accused in his killing, Michael Dunn, and viewed clothing Davis was wearing the evening he was shot … Continue reading

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Michael Dunn Trial – Day 4

Rhonda Rouer,  fiancée of Michael Dunn, was very emotional as she took the stand in his murder trial. Rouer was visibly shaking and crying as she told jurors what happened on the night Jordan Davis was killed. Rouer told jurors as … Continue reading

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Michael Dunn Trial – Day 3

Jordan Davis’ friends took the stand to testify in the trial of Michael Dunn to describe what happened the night their friend was fatally shot by Michael Dunn. Dunn is charged with First Degree Murder after firing 8 shots into … Continue reading

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Trayvon Martin’s Mother Speaks at Harvard Law

GlobalGrind.com: On Monday afternoon, the mother of Trayvon Martin spoke at Harvard Law to continue her fight against controversial self-defense laws, usually dubbed “kill-at-will.” Sybrina Fulton addressed a crowd with her attorney, Benjamin Crump, to discuss the “Stand-Your-Ground” laws that state ”there is no … Continue reading

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