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Floridians say they want Stand Your Ground law to stay
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When 28-year-old George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin and argued the Stand Your Ground law, saying he was protecting himself, the application of the law came under question and scrutiny. Despite the controversy, though, most Floridians say they think the law shouldn't be changed.
According to a Tampa Bay Times, Bay News 9 exclusive statewide poll, 64 percent of registered voters said they support the law, and even almost half of those who say they oppose it say they would really just like to see it modified. Only 18 percent of those polled said they want to see the law repealed.
The law, which was passed in 2005, says a person is justified to use deadly force to defend himself/herselt if he/she reasonably believes such force is necessary to prevent imminent death, great bodily harm or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony.
A citizen has no duty to retreat, and if it is determined that the use of force was justified, he/she is immune from criminal prosecution and civil action. The Stand Your Ground law does not apply if the victim initially provokes the use of force of if used in a felony crime.
[link to www.baynews9.com]
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