Michael Giles has recently become another victim of Florida’s racist and sexist Stand Your Ground law. According to his mother:
Michael’s attacker admitted he was angry that someone had interrupted his dance, and wanted to hurt the next person he saw. That next person standing to the side, not partaking in the violence, was Michael.
His attacker was not fighting alone, state witnesses testified that there were between 30-40 people involved in the brawl. The state’s own witnesses also testified that the aggressor instigated several other fights that night, and was acting erratically and violently…state witnesses testified that Michael, was calmly standing to the side, and did nothing to provoke the attack.
obviously, this is a pattern of racism (proof 1; proof 2)
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