In Self Defense - Focus Point

In the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict, Jones-DeWeever wonders whether self-defense has become the new refuge for “Whites Only,” or at least “Whites Mostly.” A 2012 PBS Frontline study getting increased attention after the Zimmerman verdict shows that whites who kill blacks are far more likely to be found not guilty after claiming self-defense than are blacks who kill whites. In this commentary, Jones-DeWeever explores the implications of those findings.