honestly stand your ground is an overrated element of this case. it would be a very minor hurdle for gz to clear, given available evidence. all stand your ground states is that someone like gz has no obligation to retreat to safety before using deadly force in self defense, even if it would be possible. but as gz was pinned to the ground, the facts would support his inability to retreat anyway.
this is strictly a case of self defense. the reason it's garnering so much outrage, race aside, is that gz initiated the confrontation and there's no way to know who initiated physical violence. to some, it seems ridiculous that he can start a dispute, kill the other guy, and then we have to let him walk because we don't know who is responsible for violent escalation. but we don't, and assuming one reasonable explanation of events, gz merely questioned trayvon and then got pummeled and was forced to act in self defense. you can't convict someone of murder for that -- and since we can't disprove it, he walks
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