stand your ground
The manslaughter trial for a man involved in a deadly dispute last summer involving a handicapped parking spot in Florida, fueling renewed debate over the state’s “stand your ground law,” was set to begin Monday. Michael Drejka, a 49-year-old white man, initially was not arrested for fatally shooting Markeis McGlockton, a 28-year-old unarmed black man, on July 19, 2018. Pinellas County Sheriff […]
Ronald Gasser is accused of fatally shooting Joe McKnight on December 1 during a road rage incident in Terrytown, Louisiana.
The person who shot and killed former NFL running back Joe McKnight is a free man.
A new study suggests Florida's controversial Stand Your Ground law can be linked to a spike in gun-related deaths.
Settlement reached in case of unarmed black woman killed by homeowner on his porch http://t.co/B8R3tl5p0F — Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) June 15, 2015 The family of…
In a newly released video, George Zimmerman — the former neighborhood watchman acquitted of murder in 2013 — blames President Obama for stirring racial tensions…
One gunshot got Marissa Alexander sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison even though she said she was defending herself from estranged abusive…
Former U.S. airman Michael Giles was jailed to 25 years in prison for standing his ground in Florida. He’s been in prison for four years now…
Al Sharpton and the National Action Network led a march Monday from the Tallahassee Leon Country Civic Center to the State Capitol to address “stand…
Al Sharpton and the National Action Network led a march Monday from the Tallahassee Leon Country Civic Center to the State Capitol to address ‘stand…
Pastor Jamal Bryant joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to discuss an upcoming march against “Stand Your Ground” in Tallahassee. The panel got heated when…
Tens of thousands of demonstrators across the nation took the streets in peaceful protests after George Zimmerman (pictured below left) was acquitted last summer in the…