Stand your ground in Fla...unless you're black

Nope, no racial discrimination here, no sir:

An analysis conducted by the Tampa Bay Times last year showed that defendants in Florida who employ the “Stand Your Ground” defense are more successful when the victim is Black. In its examination of 200 applicable cases, the Times found that 73 percent of those who killed a Black person were acquitted, compared to 59 percent of those who killed a White.

Blacks Who "Stand Their Ground" Are Often Imprisoned

By Zenitha Prince

July 21, 2013 | New American Media

URL: http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/blacks-who-stand-their-ground-are-often-imprisoned