According to a WSJ analysis, the epicenter for Stand Your Ground killings is in the state where the laws were first enacted: Florida. From 2021 through 2024, the Jacksonville area had a larger share of its homicides classified as justifiable killings by civilians than any U.S. city or county with a population greater than 500,000. WSJ’s Hannah Critchfield reports on the law’s unintended consequences and one case labelled as a self-defense killing, where no killer came forward at all. Valerie Bauerlein hosts and reveals a major update on the Scott Spivey case. 

Read the Reporting:

- The Self-Defense Cases That Made Jacksonville No. 1 in Legal Homicides 

- 29 Shots in 24 Seconds: How a Killing Was Cast as Self-Defense 

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- Camp Swamp Road Playlist

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Camp Swamp Road Ep. 5: Jacksonville

DEC 23, 202528 MIN
The Journal.

Camp Swamp Road Ep. 5: Jacksonville

DEC 23, 202528 MIN

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According to a WSJ analysis, the epicenter for Stand Your Ground killings is in the state where the laws were first enacted: Florida. From 2021 through 2024, the Jacksonville area had a larger share of its homicides classified as justifiable killings by civilians than any U.S. city or county with a population greater than 500,000. WSJ’s Hannah Critchfield reports on the law’s unintended consequences and one case labelled as a self-defense killing, where no killer came forward at all. Valerie Bauerlein hosts and reveals a major update on the Scott Spivey case. Read the Reporting: - The Self-Defense Cases That Made Jacksonville No. 1 in Legal Homicides - 29 Shots in 24 Seconds: How a Killing Was Cast as Self-Defense Follow the Story: - Camp Swamp Road Playlist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices