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Paul Henderson: I like that he elevated the approach and the elevated the observations about stand your ground and asked about at the…

On the recordJuly 18, 2013
I like that he elevated the approach and the elevated the observations about stand your ground and asked about at the end of the day what are the outcomes, the measured outcomes associated with stand your ground and really asking everyone across the racial divides what do we get with stand your ground and are these laws elevating violence?
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Henderson praises Obama's approach to discussing the implications of stand your ground laws.

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