“the results indicate that a primary consequence of strengthening self-defense law is increased homicide.” "So the disparity is clear. But the figures don’t yet prove bias. As Roman points out, the data doesn’t show the circumstances behind the killings, for example whether the people who were shot were involved in home invasions or in a confrontation on the street." "The system offers substantial discretion to authorities at every level, which is much more difficult to monitor and evaluate — and much more vulnerable to creeping bias..."That’s why the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights announced last month that it would investigate concerns about racial bias in the law’s application." Related Links: pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/criminal-justice/is-there-racial-bias-in-stand-your-ground-laws/ econweb.tamu.edu/mhoekstra/castle_doctrine.pdf blog.metrotrends.org/2012/03/stand-ground-laws-miscarriages-justice/ propublica.org/article/the-23-states-that-have-sweeping-self-defense-laws-just-like-floridas
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