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"Stand Your Ground" Law Double Standard

Marissa Alexander (L) attempted to use the Stand Your Ground Law in her defense, but was not as successful as George Zimmerman (R) was. (Courtesy: www.justiceformarissa.blogspot.com--press release)

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(AURN)  -- The Stand Your Ground Law is back in the spotlight as a domestic violence victim in Jacksonville, Florida faces 20 years in prison for standing her ground.  Marissa Alexander fired a warning shot into her ceiling to stop her husband from beating her.  No one was hurt and her husband fled the scene, but now she is sitting in a pretrial detention center in the Jacksonville, FL awaiting a mandartory 20-year sentence.  The case leaves many to speculate whether the law that allowed George Zimmerman, who killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, to walk free for over a month before being arrested, has a reverse affect for African Americans.

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