STAND-YOUR-GROUND GUN LAWS 'BENEFIT WHITES MORE THAN BLACKS', EXPERTS SAY (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Friday, October 17, 2014, 18:39

Stand-your-ground statutes benefit whites more than blacks, are unnecessary and cause minority men to live in fear, several experts said Friday to the US civil rights commission as it evaluates racial disparities in the laws.

But one dissenter, an African American lawmaker from South Carolina, said the law benefits black defendants by putting in place an extra hurdle in the way of arrest by police officers who may have hidden racial biases.

“Stand your ground, the way I intended when I voted for it, it’s meant so people don’t have to live in fear,” said Democratic state Representative Todd Rutherford.

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