Mark O'Mara : `` Stand your ground '' eliminates duty to retreat from a threatening situation . He says according to testimony in two Florida cases , retreat was n't perceived as an option . And here is my 101st attempt , this time in the context of the hung jury on the murder charge in the Dunn trial . The judge said the law is unconstitutional because it allows people who are not fleeing for their lives'right of self - defense to use deadly force against someone they perceive as attacking them. He says we need to deal as a society with how race affects perceptions .
Mark O'Mara : `` Stand your ground '' eliminates duty to retreat from a threatening situation . He says according to testimony in two Florida cases , retreat was n't perceived as an option . The judge said the law is unconstitutional because it allows people who are not fleeing for their lives'right of self - defense to use deadly force against someone they perceive as attacking them. He says we need to deal as a society with how race affects perceptions .