Opinion: Stand Your Ground is Legal Murder

In 'Stand Your Ground' states like Florida, individuals have "no duty to retreat." Stand Your Ground laws don't just give you a chance to defend yourself using lethal force, it gives the legal green light to use it as your first option. Stand Your Ground does not just apply as a way to avoid punishing self-defense, but it encourages it. It doesn't just allow lethal force as a last resort, but as a first resort. In giving private citizens no duty to even attempt to protect themselves non-violently, the government unwittingly gives people the right to kill, even when it may not have been absolutely necessary, which is the only time self-defense should be lethal. Some may argue that if you're breaking the law you forfeit your right to safety, but swiping some gummies from a convenience store or vandalizing a truck should not warrant a death penalty. It is up to the justice system to award punishment, and anyone who argues otherwise is blatantly disregarding the legal system that we have based our country's justice on. You should only shoot someone if you fear for your life and see no other way. Otherwise, you should not feel as though there would be no consequence to killing someone who has wronged you, which is what Stand Your Ground Laws supplies: the ability to kill someone, even if they weren't going to necessarily hurt you.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/03/opinions/stand-your-ground-law-racial-violence-opinion-love/index.html