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Missouri Stand Your Ground debate sparked by Meramec River shooting
A land owner on the Meramec River shot and killed Paul Dart during a dispute over trespassing and urination on a gravel bar. James Crocker, 59, is charged with second degree murder as the incident raises questions about self defense laws and property rights along navigable streams.
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