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Episode: Stand Your Ground or Hunt Your Target? The Trayvon Martin Case
Description: Stand Your Ground or Hunt Your Target? The Trayvon Martin CaseIn 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin left home to grab a snack from 7-Eleven. He never made it back. A two-minute encounter with George Zimmerman—a neighborhood watch volunteer with a history of bad decisions—ended with Trayvon dead, Zimmerman claiming self-defense, and the country splitting down the middle.What really happened that night? Why was Zimmerman told not to engage, but did anyway? And how did a simple walk home turn into a national flashpoint? This episode unpacks the case, the trial, the protests, and what came...