Are You Standing Your Ground?

The Stand You Ground laws are an open invitation to infringe upon a civil right. Yours that is, not mine. You can push me, but you may pay for it with your life. I give up on peace very easily, you see. I am counting on you to change that law. Don't count on me. I am armed already. 
If we ever were, we no longer can rightfully say that ours is a civil society. Some belief it was when Roe v. Wade was decided in favor of a woman's right to choose. I think it happened when the Supreme Court decided Gore v. Bush and followed it up with Citizen's United. The highest court in the land decided that it is more important to further empower the rights of the powerful than to err on the side of the people. It's called judicial activism;  accepting cases that don't need to be decided by the courts. Whatever it is, since now more than half of all our  representatives make pledges to people and organizations other than their own constituency, we have adopted laws that defy any kind of reason. We have the right to carry a gun out on the street, in a theater, in a stadium, in a bar, in church, and at political gatherings. The right to pack heat at State Houses, in Congress and at Court Houses can't be that far away. Don't you wonder where the people live that think this makes any sense. Next door, maybe? Better watch out. 
It is not the fact that one can justifiably kill a person based on the belief that your life was in danger. We have always had that 'right' and always will. It's not being accountable when you do so that has made all the difference  in the world. It is your word against mine. You may say that this also has always been the case when there are no witnesses. And you are probably right. But with Stand Your Ground laws you cannot be judged guilty of a crime. If you say that your life was in danger a crime did not take place. 
My conclusion: this law benefits people who, without impunity, would love to teach other people a lesson they will never forget. Laws like these serve no useful purpose and should be abolished all over this land. Looks like an ideal opportunity for the Supremes to sharpen their constitutional teeth on.