State of Ohio flags waving in front of the Statehouse in Columbus, OG.
State of Ohio flags waving in front of the Statehouse in Columbus, OG.

Law’s Ayesha Bell Hardaway discusses Ohio’s “stand your grand law”

Ohio’s ‘stand your ground’ law takes effect Tuesday

WEWS: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, assistant professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute, discussed Ohio’s “stand your ground law,” passed by Republicans in December, that takes away the legal requirement that people try to retreat from a situation before firing their weapon. She said this bill allows people to pull the trigger based on subjective fear, and that is when bias can come into play.