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Iguana Killer Facing 5 Years After ‘Stand Your Ground’ Defense Was Rejected

PJ Nilaja Patterson, a 43-year-old Florida man who beat an iguana to death, now faces 5 years in prison after…
08.25.21

Florida ‘Stand Your Ground’ Shooter Who Killed Father Says Law Is On His Side

The 28-year-old was shot and killed on July 19.
09.04.18
UPDATE

White Man Charged With Fatally Shooting Markeis McGlockton in Florida Parking Lot

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors charged a white man with manslaughter Monday in the death of an unarmed black…
08.13.18

Florida Father: ‘Stand Your Ground Killed My Son’

  Michael McGlockton is convinced that two things killed his son in a Florida parking lot last month: The man…
08.08.18

Black Woman Defends Herself In A Stand Your Ground State But Is Behind Bars

Jacqueline Dixon shot her husband in self-defense.
08.03.18

Reverend Al Sharpton: ‘I Worry That My Grandson Will Have Less Rights Than I Do’ 

Reverend Al Sharpton is headed to Florida, just as he did six years ago to defend Trayvon Martin. This time…
08.01.18

Man Won’t Face Charges After Shooting Father In Florida Parking Lot

The man who shot and killed 28-year-old Markeis McGlockton in a Circle A parking lot will not be charged because of Florida’s…
06.18.19

Inside Her Story: The Fight For Siwatu Salama Ra

Life behind bars is no joke. It’s hard enough having to serve a short or indefinite sentence. However, living behind…
05.07.18

Utah Wants Law That Helped Kill Trayvon Martin To Be Strengthened?

A House committee voted in favor of a rep's controversial "Stand Your Ground" bill in Utah as violence against people…
06.18.19

Florida Looks To Expand ‘Stand Your Ground’ Immunity

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida doesn’t just want to let people stand their ground, it also wants to make the…
03.02.17

Was The Shooting Of Joe McKnight A Case Of Stand Your Ground?

The person who shot and killed former NFL running back Joe McKnight is a free man.
04.10.18

Ohio Detectives Caught On Tape Calling Trayvon Martin N-Word

Two on-duty Ohio sheriff’s detectives who were secretly recorded in 2013 as they joked around and used racist epithets about…
05.30.16