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<blockquote data-quote="poopgiggle" data-source="post: 2254392" data-attributes="member: 6406">Bingo.The other problem, and one that I hesitate to bring up here because I&#039;m trying to stop stirring up sh1t all the time, is race-related. SYG hinges on the perception of LE responding at the scene. Any which way you slice it, a white dude shooting a black dude is far more likely to get off than a black dude shooting a white dude under the same circumstances. This isn&#039;t saying that cops are more racist than the general population, just that prevailing cultural attitudes are what they are.In effect, that means that this law is enforced unevenly across the various races. That doesn&#039;t sit right with me. I am all for stand your ground laws in principle, but I have some reservations about the implementation. I would like it if someone drafted hard-and-fast criteria for &quot;good shoot&quot; and &quot;further review,&quot; for example.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="poopgiggle, post: 2254392, member: 6406"] Bingo. The other problem, and one that I hesitate to bring up here because I'm trying to stop stirring up sh1t all the time, is race-related. SYG hinges on the perception of LE responding at the scene. Any which way you slice it, a white dude shooting a black dude is far more likely to get off than a black dude shooting a white dude under the same circumstances. [b]This isn't saying that cops are more racist than the general population[/b], just that prevailing cultural attitudes are what they are. In effect, that means that this law is enforced unevenly across the various races. That doesn't sit right with me. I am all for stand your ground laws in principle, but I have some reservations about the implementation. I would like it if someone drafted hard-and-fast criteria for "good shoot" and "further review," for example. [/QUOTE]

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