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Florida's Stand Your Ground Law Explained: Should People Be Required to Retreat Before Using Deadly Force?

A fatal shooting outside a Walmart in North Lauderdale, Florida, has renewed debate over the state's Stand Your Ground law.

Under Florida law, people generally have no duty to retreat before using force if they are in a place where they have a legal right to be. Supporters argue the law protects victims from having to choose between defending themselves and fleeing. Critics argue it can make deadly confrontations more likely.

More than 30 states now have some version of a Stand Your Ground law.

Do you think people should be required to retreat from a confrontation when it's safe to do so, or should they have the right to stand their ground?

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u/atlblackstar — 3 days ago
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Angela Alsobrooks Blasts Trump After He Rejects Bipartisan Housing Bill: 'Lowering Your Housing Costs Isn't a Priority'

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks is criticizing President Trump after he declined to sign a bipartisan housing bill that passed with support from both parties in Congress.

u/atlblackstar — 10 days ago
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Trump On Reflecting Pool Then Vs. Now

After being pressed by reporters about video evidence he previously referenced, President Trump claimed someone used a knife to cut a 350-foot slit in the White House reflecting pool, which is a month after he claimed the pool couldn't be cut with a knife.

Questions continue to arise about the alleged vandalism and when, or if, the administration will release the footage Trump says exists.

u/atlblackstar — 11 days ago
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Trump Comments On Reflecting Pool Vandalism

Trump says 6 people have been arrested for reflecting pool vandalism, but there's no proof of actual vandalism.

u/atlblackstar — 12 days ago