“According to [Channa] Lloyd, [a criminal attorney] the self-defense rule is a byproduct of the Stand Your Ground laws and is controversial because it protects the shooter as opposed to the victim.” SOURCE: ABC News
#SinzaeReed

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Originally charged with murder, Butler claimed selfdefense and the charges were dropped. It wasn’t until AFTER “the Franklin County autopsy report released Tuesday said the teen was shot twice, once in the hand and once in the chest, concluding the manner of death was a homicide.”
#SinzaeReed

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#OTD in #History 2022

October 12: #SinzaeReed, Murdered
Context: Reed was a 13-year-old Black American boy murdered by a 36-year-old white man named Krieg Butler in Columbus, Ohio.
Facts: A witness saw Butler get out of his truck, shoot Reed and then drive away.

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