[Content Note: Domestic violence; misogynoir; guns.]
"Florida has a mandatory minimum 20-year sentence for firing a gun and you can't get time off for good behavior. You have to do every single one of those days. You'd think that kind of sentencing is intended for violent offenders who use guns while committing crimes, not somebody who is protecting herself."—Marissa Alexander, telling her story in her own words, in Essence.
Florida, of course, also has a Stand Your Ground law. But those sorts of laws aren't intended to allow black women to defend themselves. And anyone who thinks otherwise just needs to read Marissa Alexander's story.
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