Stevie Wonder says he won't play in Florida until Stand Your Ground law abolished

In the wake of a trial which found George Zimmerman not guilty for the 2nd degree murder of unarmed Florida teen Treyvon Martin, Stevie Wonder has announced that he won’t be performing in the state again until the Stand Your Ground law is abolished.

The state law, as it currently stands, permits lethal civilian force in matters of self defense. Here are some more facts on it.

Wonder also continued to say that he will not play any other state or country that the law still applies too. During a concert in Quebec City the singer said in full:

“The truth is that—for those of you who’ve lost in the battle for justice, wherever that fits in any part of the world—we can’t bring them back. What we can do is we can let our voices be heard. And we can vote in our various countries throughout the world for change and equality for everybody. That’s what I know we can do.

“And I know I’m not everybody, I’m just one person. I’m a human being. And for the gift that God has given me, and from whatever I mean, I decided today that until the Stand Your Ground law is abolished in Florida, I will never perform there again. As a matter of fact, wherever I find that law exists, I will not perform in that state or in that part of the world.

“Because what I do know is that people know that my heart is of love for everyone. When I say everyone I mean everyone. As I said earlier, you can’t just talk about it, you have to be about it. We can make change by coming together for the spirit of unity. Not in destruction, but in the perpetuation of life itself.”

Here’s a video of the same:

[via FACT]