Stand Your Ground laws Challenged at the UN

[priell3]

This month, the United Nation's Committee on Human Rights (CHR) will be considering a report submitted by the Dream Defenders, the NAACP, and the Community Justice Project of Florida Legal Services. Dream Defender Ahmad Abuznaid will travel to Geneva to meet with the CHR. The report alleges that the U.S. is in violation of its treaty obligations under the "International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights," (ICCPR). Specifically, stand your ground laws, (SYG), violate America's obligation to protect the lives of its citizens. They also allege that juries apply these laws in a racially discriminatory fashion, although this doesn't appear to be the formal charge levied against the United States.

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Why do these people stick up for the shitbags?

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Originally Posted by priell3

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Why do these people stick up for the shitbags?

Because they are shitbags!


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[darkhunter]

Its not federal law its state law and I doubt most states would care what the UN has to say

[Ewussor]

There may be no federal statute, but there is federal case law, specifically Beard v. United States
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/fed.../550/case.html

[DennisH82]

Have I said before that the UN needs to be moved to Somalia, lockmstock and barrel. They really have worn out their welcome in this country. I haven't seen one instance of where the UN matters. Justbanwaste of our money and patience.

[Rick41Mag]

I am still hoping for the UN's influence to be stopped before any changes in the US are made but the bottom line is I'm too old to fight and too slow to get away so take your chances.

[FJRMarty]

Wow the court was a bit off with its instruction.....

So the UN thinks if I defend my property and life in my front yard I am violating my country's obligation to protect citizens???? Did someone NOT on a psychotic bender really write that??? And they found others to agree with it?? Who the heck is running that nuthouse?

[father-of-five]

I believe there was a recent study that showed that African Americans in Florida have had proportionally greater success than any other racial or ethnic group in being protected by that state's "Stand your ground" law. Sorry, the racial excuse does not work on this one!

Overall, that article is beyond ridiculous with the claim that it "violate(s) America's obligation to protect the lives of its citizens" ?! What about the citizens of Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Zaire, Thailand, Afganistan, Syria, and dozens of other countries unable to protrect THEIR citizens?

Taking reality out of context can really give a person a bad headache.

[darkhunter]

There may be no federal statute, but there is federal case law, specifically Beard v. United States
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/fed.../550/case.html

There's also brown vs united States

Also wouldn't case laws like these protect people who stand their ground even in states without stand your ground laws?