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'Stand your ground' laws empower armed citizens to defend property with violence – a simple mistake can get you shot, or killed

  • Written by Caroline Light, Senior Lecturer on Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality, Harvard University
'Stand your ground' laws empower armed citizens to defend property with violence – a simple mistake can get you shot, or killedThe door Ralph Yarl mistakenly rang, almost costing the teen his life.AP Photo/Charlie Riede

In one key respect, Ralph Yarl was fortunate. The wounds the 16-year-old suffered after being shot twice on April 13, 2023, by the owner of the house whose doorbell he rang, thinking it was where he was due to pick up his two younger brothers, did not prove...

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