Discuss the points made by the guests in the first video and discuss how Trayvon Martin’s case might affect stand your ground laws around the country.
Do you have a constitutional right to self-defense? Do you think Stand Your Ground laws fall within that right? Or do they encourage you to exceed that right?
Are Stand Your Ground laws being fairly applied, or perhaps an excuse for racism and sexism?
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/jan-june12/trayvon_martin_04-09.html
http://www.youtube.com/v/WcZMpYHE4SU#How%20Trayvon%20Martin%20Case%20Could%20Affect%20’Stand%20Your%20Ground’%20Laws%20Across%20U.S.
http://www.youtube.com/v/Nrvg–3PL7w#Stand%20Your%20Ground%20Law%20States
http://www.youtube.com/v/4xGgAVtn42k#Abused%20Wife%20Faces%2020%20Years%20In%20Prison%20After%20Failed%20Stand-Your-Ground%20Defense
http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/speakout/stand-your-ground-laws-and-the-trayvon-martin-case-do-you-have-a-constitutional-right-to-self-defense
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