The "Stand Your Ground" of the Day

I know we're not supposed to judge the past by present morals, but it seems that back in the day, (and in this day too?) people were awfully nonchalant when it came to snuffing the life out of another individual. Funny thing, most of those individuals were people of color. Hmm. Imagine that. As the descendent of a KKK member (I was always told, "it was just a men's club"), I was curious about this topic. As it turns out, the only lynching attributable to the KKK on the West Coast was, in fact, in my home town. What do you know. It's shocking to learn how vile people could be, and the lengths to which we've gone (Stand Your Ground people, I'm talking to you) to keep that behavioral cesspool alive and well.