Kansas Stand Your Ground law also should stand trial as C.J. Lofton civil suit returns to court

Kansas Stand Your Ground law also should stand trial as C.J. Lofton civil suit returns to court

The death 17-year-old Cedric “C.J.” Lofton in custody went without charges because of Kansas' Stand Your Ground Law. (Photo by Andy Sacks/Getty Images)Five Sedgwick County Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center officers held a 135-pound, 17-year-old Cedric “C.J.” Lofton face down, pressure on his back, until he died in 2021. Can anyone reasonably believe these five officers considered themselves at great risk of bodily harm, part of the “stand yo…