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Kill at Will? America on Trial

Ahead of America's costliest-ever elections, Raphael Rowe investigates how powerful lobby groups helped create laws blamed for one of the most controversial killings in recent US history. The shooting dead of a 17-year-old teenager by a neighbourhood watchman polarised America, provoked presidential intervention and shone a light on an extreme American law, called 'Stand Your Ground'. It provides immunity from prosecution or, as some say, a 'License to Kill'. But does gun politics also show how America really works? Panorama asks: is American democracy for sale?

English
  • Originally Aired October 15, 2012
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Production Code b01nhb1d
  • Network BBC One
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Name Type Role
Raphael Rowe Guest Star
Howard Bradburn Director