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Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)
1. Honestly, F**K tory culture!
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:23 PM
Jul 2013

F**k country "music", f**k scoth-irish rednecks, f**k "God's people", f**k skinhead vigilantes who want to live in the old west.
F**k farmers who want to be paid for not growing!

Bjorn Against

(12,041 posts)
2. Time to start seriously challenging these "self defense" laws
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:24 PM
Jul 2013

The words "self defense" have become the gun nut's license to murder.

X_Digger

(18,585 posts)
5. This self-defense law is from 1974, and is similar to the laws in all 50 states.
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:28 PM
Jul 2013

There was no 'castle doctrine', 'stand your ground', etc involved here.

Bjorn Against

(12,041 posts)
6. Well then we need a mass nationwide push to change these laws
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:32 PM
Jul 2013

The gun nuts have proven they can not be trusted with a right to lethal force.

X_Digger

(18,585 posts)
7. Personally, I think the prosecution could have done a much better job.
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:35 PM
Jul 2013

This law was passed under a Democratic governor (Reubin Askew) in '74, and hasn't really been a problem.

Now, how the Sandford police department, and the SA handled the case? Completely open for scrutiny.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
8. This is about one case, with evidence & facts regarding that case. Nothing else.
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:36 PM
Jul 2013

If you were the one on trial, you would certainly understand that everything else is just noise.

This case was decided by a jury, who went through a lot of evidence. The NRA wasn't at the table.

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