ISBN: 9798298698269 - the fence line: the killing of ajike owens and the rise of stand-your-ground america (8 resultados)

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. In the summer of 2023 a mother of four knocked on a neighbor's door in Ocala, Florida. One shot through that door ended her life and ignited a national argument about fear, race, and the reach of Stand Your Ground. The Fence Line tells the full story of Ajike AJ Owens's killing with the clarity and compassion of classic true crime while opening the lens to the laws and systems that shaped the outcome.Written from public records, courtroom transcripts, body camera logs, and published reporting, this book reconstructs the minutes on the porch and the months in court, then shows how two decades of self defense expansion changed the way Americans judge danger. It is meticulous, humane, and free of spectacle, in the tradition of Ann Rule.Part I follows the case from the first 911 calls through investigation, charging, trial, verdict, and sentence.Part II explains the law from castle doctrine and the duty to retreat to Florida's 2005 statute and the appellate decisions that gave Stand Your Ground its teeth.Part III steps outside the courtroom to reveal the incentive maze facing prosecutors and defense teams, the role of video and press conferences in shaping public priors, and what the data can and cannot show.Part IV turns to families, restitution, civil suits, and realistic reforms, separating what careful changes might achieve from what they cannot.For readers of Ann Rule, Jill Leovy, and Bryan Stevenson, The Fence Line is a clear eyed account of one killing and a master key to understanding how America now decides who may use deadly force and why. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. In the summer of 2023 a mother of four knocked on a neighbor's door in Ocala, Florida. One shot through that door ended her life and ignited a national argument about fear, race, and the reach of Stand Your Ground. The Fence Line tells the full story of Ajike AJ Owens's killing with the clarity and compassion of classic true crime while opening the lens to the laws and systems that shaped the outcome.Written from public records, courtroom transcripts, body camera logs, and published reporting, this book reconstructs the minutes on the porch and the months in court, then shows how two decades of self defense expansion changed the way Americans judge danger. It is meticulous, humane, and free of spectacle, in the tradition of Ann Rule.Part I follows the case from the first 911 calls through investigation, charging, trial, verdict, and sentence.Part II explains the law from castle doctrine and the duty to retreat to Florida's 2005 statute and the appellate decisions that gave Stand Your Ground its teeth.Part III steps outside the courtroom to reveal the incentive maze facing prosecutors and defense teams, the role of video and press conferences in shaping public priors, and what the data can and cannot show.Part IV turns to families, restitution, civil suits, and realistic reforms, separating what careful changes might achieve from what they cannot.For readers of Ann Rule, Jill Leovy, and Bryan Stevenson, The Fence Line is a clear eyed account of one killing and a master key to understanding how America now decides who may use deadly force and why. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…