A very interesting story on NPR regarding the shooting of a black teenager in Florida by a home protection advocate. A woman who saw her brother killed for no apparent reason put together some guidelines for her sons to follow once they reached their teenage years. Basically, if your black, don't run in your neighborhood, show self restraint when police stop you for no apparent reason, wear appropriate clothing, etc... There are many paranoid people living in fear of their fellow man for no apparent reason who also own guns.
Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law also does not help matters. It states that if you feel threatened you may use violent force to stop the perpetrator. You may even kill them. What a society we live in, so much freedom to persecute others.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/03/22/149130431/after-trayvon-martins-death-were-all-having-the-talk
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