States that have enacted "Stand Your Ground" laws have seen an increase in homicide rates and problems in law enforcement, a task force with the American Bar Association said last Friday when they released a study (PDF) conducted on the controversial law. Stand Your Ground, which removes the "duty to retreat" from the justification of fighting
‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Linked To Rise In Homicides, Extreme Racial Bias: Study
Task force co-chair: “[T]he more you look at them, the more problems you find.”