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The murder of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin has focused national attention on the so-called "stand your ground" laws:
The Florida bill and similar laws in other states codify and expand the reach of what has been called the Castle Doctrine, which asserts that a person has the right to defend his or her home if the person is in fear of “great bodily injury.” The principle that “a man’s home is his castle” has its roots in English common law.
The Stand Your Ground laws promote vigilante-style justice, allowing people to use deadly force in public places such as neighborhoods, the workplace or public parks—anywhere they have the legal right to be. Individuals are also not required by law to remove themselves from the perceived dangerous situation. These laws have gained favor in the environment of law-and-order hysteria promoted by the political establishment and media.
It's time to restrict that law.
For those who are new to the story, here is a good, brief summary of what it is about.
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Of course charter schools aren't the answer to anything. Whatever noble purpose was involved in promoting them in the first place was immediately exploited and bastardized by those who want to dismantle public education for ideological ends.
By the way, any educational "crisis," David, was deliberately inflicted by the privatizers. Public education was NOT in crisis until these vultures came upon the scene.
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