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Quote of the Day: Stand Your Ground Laws Are Racist Edition

“These [Stand Your Ground] laws present the potential for white suspects to receive the benefit of the doubt, and for black suspects to become subject to racial presumptions of black criminality that are deeply rooted in stereotypes that were opportunistically created generations ago for purposes of economic advantage and the control of an oppressed population.” – Mark P. Fancher, staff attorney for the ACLU of Michigan Racial Justice Project [via freep.com]

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