Stevie Wonder declared that he would not perform in Florida until the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law is abolished. George Zimmerman might not have gone free because of “Stand Your Ground,” but he did go free because he lives in a state where the definition of self-defense can favor the aggressor to almost psychotic extremes, and he went free because at least one juror explicitly believed in his right to “stand his ground.” If some people refuse to believe that all those things are connected, and that all those things don’t protect fearful men with guns far more than they protect young black men without them, then that’s their right. It’s Stevie Wonder’s right to believe the opposite. Who agrees with Stevie Wonder that a Florida Boycott is politically savvy, morally righteous, and enormously important?
Posted on: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 13:10:26 +0000
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