The Castle Doctrine and its extended counterparts should not even have to be codified into law. Natural Rights are self-evident, and don't need lawyers to 'interpret' them.

Based upon the witness testimony, his act was justified. I question the "warning shot", though, because if you have to shoot to stop someone, you HAVE TO SHOOT HIM, not the ground.

This guy should never have been charged. Neither should Zimmerman have been, and even though SYG is codified and the police and prosecutor refused to charge him, a political lyinching was initiated.

For shame. And people wonder why some don't trust "the system"?

well....imagine that!

A little more about the case:

http://www.salon.com/2012/04/11/when_stand_your_ground_fails/

He chose to confront him after calling the police. The man also had a knife, but it was folded away in his pocket.

He also fired a shot into the ground, a no-no.

If the White race had an organization advocating for their rights it would be considered racist, we had one and the federal government moved in on it but continue to listen to the NAACP, they bring racism on themselves.

It isn't only in the South.

bayrvr

You are absolutely right about that. Its everywhere.

"There isn't much need for them up North". PLEASE don't insult our intelligence! There is prejudice everywhere. It isn't only in the South.

I'm so grateful to the NAACP for the fine work they do

I would never call on the NAACP for NOTHING! They need a new president, I will continue to say that much.

He killed a man and justice was served. He should have called the law and allow them to handle the matter. But he took it into his own hands. That was not the way to go.

Chill westernwake..McNeil is going to rot in jail.

"babbleon - If you would read all of the court documents, you would realize that there was never any evidence of a threat with a knife by Mr. Epps to the son.

Unfortunately, that doesn't fit your narrative so you'll ignore it along with the fact that the shooter lied about Mr. Epps charging him with a knife. The knife was clearly in Mr. Epps pocket as he lay dying."

That isn't really true. Nobody disputes that Epps did threaten the son with a knife. That was about 15 minutes before the father arrived back home. By that point, the son was back in the house and the knife was in Epps pocket. That is the part that was disputed. If you want to claim self defense, you need to show you were in imminent danger. You can't just guess that because he had a knife earlier he might still have one.

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