November 30, 2012
"When we think about Stand Your Ground laws, I think it’s worth considering the effects of such a law beyond the immediate. Accepting Dunn’s story, that Davis had a shotgun and police simply haven’t found it yet, it may seem perfectly logical to say, “If you threaten my life, I have the right to take yours.” But the argument rests on an shockingly optimistic view of human nature. Guns are power. But we can’t really bring ourselves to think about how power might alter our calculus."

— Ta-Nehisi Coates on the killing of Jordan Russell Davis

11:50am
(Notes: 95)
  
Filed under: Stand Your Ground Police Gun Violence Race 
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