On today's Your Call we’ll talk about neighborhood watch and "Stand Your Ground" laws. There are 21 around the country, including Florida, where, on February 26, Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, was shot to death by 28-year-old George Zimmerman. After an outcry over the failure to arrest Zimmerman, Justice Department officials stepped in. How do so-called “Shoot First” laws work? What would justice in this case look like? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.
Guests:
Joshua Bloom, coordinator of Ella Baker Center Heal the Streets Youth fellowship
Susan Jacobson, reporter with the Orlando Sentinel
Colin Goddard, survived being shot at the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007, and now works as advocate with Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
Resources:
Joshua Bloom blog at Ella Baker Center
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
Sanford Florida Neighborhood Watch Program
Mother Jones: TheTrayvonMartin Killing, Explained
Democracy Now: Walking While Black: Florida Police Resist Calls to Arrest Shooter of Unarmed Teen,TrayvonMartin
Media Matters: ALEC Has Pushed The NRA's "Stand Your Ground" Law Across The Nation
NY Daily News: TrayvonMartin case: Sponsors of Florida ‘Stand Your Ground’ law say George Zimmerman should be arrested
Orlando Sentinel: TrayvonMartin case: Sanford commission votes 'no confidence' in police chief
Orlando Sentinel: Hundreds question circumstances ofTrayvonMartin's fatal shooting
NY Times: A Florida Law Gets Scrutiny After a Teenager’s Killing
Occupy Oakland: 1 Million HOODIES March
Good Magazine:Trayvon Martin Could Have Been One of My Kids