There are some similarities between this case and the case of George Zimmerman, who was acquitted in the killing of Trayvon Martin, in Sanford, Fla. In neither case was Florida’s “stand your ground” law cited by defense lawyers, but in both trials the judges mentioned it to the juries.
Florida’s “stand your ground” defense law states that people need not retreat from attackers and can use deadly force in their own defense if they reasonably believe they may be hurt or killed.
In both the Zimmerman case and the Dunn case, armed white men shot and killed unarmed black teenagers.
Strolla, Dunn’s lawyer, said, however, the trial was not about race but about a “subculture thug issue.”
But who are the real thugs? The unarmed black kids who play loud music or walk to stores to buy Skittles? Or the white guys who are armed to the teeth and quick on the trigger?
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