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Another Stand Your Ground Defense in Florida. Parents of Slain Teen Jordan Davis on Anderson Cooper

Another Stand Your Ground Defense  in Florida. Parents of Slain Teen Jordan Davis  on Anderson Cooper

Can wearing hoodies or playing loud music signify aggressive, threatening behavior?  We’d better decide what actions justify instant execution under the ‘Stand Your Ground’  law in this country.

Months after the killing of Trayvon Martin, another unarmed black teen is gunned down in Florida.  The killing of Jordan Davis has not received the same attention, but the parallels to the Trayvon Martin case are hard to miss. The trial of the man who admits killing Davis, Michael Dunn, is expected to begin in September, and he is also claiming self-defense.  Anderson spoke with Davis’ parents, Lucia McBath and Jordan Davis.  They were joined by their lawyer John Phillips.