Stand Your Ground: Understanding the Law of Self Defense
Ever since the death of Trayvon Martin, and the subsequent not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman, Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law has come under…
Stand Your Ground
Marissa Alexander Facing 60-years isn’t About Angela Corey
Don’t look now, but Marissa Alexander stands the chance of going to prison for 60-years if convicted of shooting at — or, in the direction…
Parents of Jordan Davis Speak on Juror #4
If only more people could exhibit grace like the parents of Jordan Davis, the world would be a better place. Of course there’ll always be…
Jordan Davis, Racism, & Submission: The Michael Dunn Murder Trial
Merriam Webster defines submission as “the act of submitting” and to go further – the actual definition of submit is – to give over or…
Motion Filed to Revoke Marissa Alexander Bond
There were letter writing campaigns and numerous petitions filed with the help of social media all in the interest of justice for Marissa Alexander. Today,…
Renisha McBride Wasn’t the Only One Shot and Killed in Detroit Last Week
Like many people with an interest in the outcome of the investigation into the shooting death of 19-year-old Renisha McBride in Detroit, I have a…
Stand-Your-Ground: Majority Support Law, Do You?
According to a new Quinnipiac University poll, 53 percent of Americans favor stand-your-ground self-defense laws. I don’t want to go into detail about the law…
Daniel Adkins “Reverse Trayvon Martin Case” Starts August
He wasn’t armed with a block of concrete, but Daniel Adkins is dead. You’ve probably never hear the name Daniel Atkins or Jude Cordell before. Well,…
Exasperated & Wrong: Thoughts About the Zimmerman Trial
I honestly don’t know what to say that hasn’t already been recognized about the George Zimmerman trial and the aftermath. The trial was nothing more…
Zimmerman Verdict: Disturbed, But Not Surprised
While many spent the last few weeks and days glued to their television sets anxiously watching the George Zimmerman trial unfold, I was for the…