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More research finds “stand your ground” laws lead to more homicides
- deogeo 7y ago> States pass “stand your ground” laws to boost public safety. Do they? Or do they pass them because imprisoning people for self-defense is unjust? In fact, judging by https://www.vox.com/2018/8/25/17778712/stand-your-ground-alabama-black-woman-guns https://www.vox.com/2018/8/25/17778712/stand-your-ground-ala..., Vox themselves believe stand your ground laws are not only necessary, but should be followed more consistently! https://heavy.com/news/2018/08/jacqueline-dixon/ https://heavy.com/news/2018/08/jacqueline-dixon/ says Jacqueline Dixon was acquitted (presumably due to stand your ground) - does Vox believe she should be in jail? They didn't bother to follow up how the story ended - they only covered it as long as it conformed to their narrative. They're not just cherry-picking which stories to report - they're actively ignoring the parts they don't like. I'll visit their page next time I want to be fed propaganda.