[lbo-talk] Obama Speaks Out on Trayvon Martin Killing

[// ravi]

On Mar 23, 2012, at 6:03 PM, // ravi wrote:
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> Note that in a parallel case that was decided a few days ago, a judge found a guy not guilty for having chased a perpetrator and stabbed him to death, supposedly calling upon this “Stand your Ground” law:
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>> Back in January, Garcia, 25, saw Pedro Roteta, 26, trying to steal the radio from his truck, which was parked outside Garcia's Miami apartment. Garcia grabbed a large knife, ran downstairs and chased Roteta for at least a block. The incident was caught on tape and showed that Garcia stabbed Roteta to death. At the time Roteta was carrying a bag with stolen radios "but no weapon other than a pocketknife, which was unopened in his pocket and which police said he never brandished."
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>> The Herald reports that a judge threw out the charges against Garcia, citing the state's "stand your ground" law.
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Forgot link: http://l.ravi.be/GVrCd6.

	—ravi