Obama urged the entire nation “to do some soul-searching” on
the issue of race.
He urged Americans to reexamine “Stand Your Ground” laws while considering
what they would have thought if Martin had been the one to shoot and kill
Zimmerman.
“And for those who resist that idea that we should think
about something like these "stand your ground" laws, I'd just ask
people to consider, if Trayvon Martin was of age and armed, could he have stood
his ground on that sidewalk?” Obama asked.
“And do we actually think that he would have been justified in shooting
Mr. Zimmerman who had followed him in a car because he felt threatened? And if the answer to that question is at
least ambiguous, then it seems to me that we might want to examine those kinds
of laws.”