‘Stand Your Ground’ Showdown: Defense Pushes Back

It is impossible to believe that this is still being considered “stand your ground”. Weldon Boyd, by his own dumb, unintentionally recorded, admission makes it clear he was chasing Spivey. Funny thing, Boyd was nowhere near his own home, business or where he says he was coming from. Had he really been afraid of Spivey, Boyd simply needed to stop on the roadside or pull into any of the businesses along Hwy 9. If Spivey had made a U-Turn and driven back to where Boyd was parked – then you might have a case for “stand your ground”. There’s a gas station less than a quarter mile from the turn onto camp swamp road – pull in and call the police if you’re concerned – or better yet, make a U-turn and go on about your business.
All that said, assuming that Spivey is innocent in all of this (he wasn’t), all he had to do was keep driving until he found a cop or lost Boyd (who while was driving “according to Boyd” a much more powerful vehicle was towing a trailer). Instead, he turns off onto a country road, pulls over and gets out of his truck to confront Boyd.
There’s a lesson here about gun fights – never get in one if can’t defend your position and your decision. Boyd and Williams deserve to go to jail and if Williams has a lick of sense, he’ll throw Boyd under the bus for putting him in that position to begin with.