Wire's' David Simon: 'If you stand your ground with your fists and you're black, you're dead'

By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - "The Wire" creator David Simon says the Trayvon Martin verdict exposes an ugly double standard in Florida's "stand your ground" law: "You can stand your ground if you're white, and you can use a gun to do it. But if you stand your ground with your fists and you're black, you're dead." He added that "If I were a person of color in Florida, I would pick up a brick and start walking toward that courthouse" where George Zimmerman was found not guilty Saturday in Martin's shooting. He praised those who have responded without violence. ...



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