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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSince "following" has now been adjudicated to be OkeeDokee
perhaps Z should have people following him 24/7/365.. It's perfectly legal... His attorneys and the jury said so.. and if HE challenges the followers, they can just shoot him because they were standing their ground..
JustAnotherGen
(31,828 posts)What precedent this sets for stalking laws in this country.
silverweb
(16,402 posts)enigmatic
(15,021 posts)Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)That's why this verdict is sooooooo wrong on several levels.
Chico Man
(3,001 posts)avebury
(10,952 posts)set up a schedule to vary who is following GZ at any one time.
Chico Man
(3,001 posts)Might want to consult with a lawyer first..
loli phabay
(5,580 posts)avebury
(10,952 posts)Watch.
X_Digger
(18,585 posts)If it were illegal, paparazzi would be in jail.
"Following" does not rise to the legal definition of "stalking". (All squirrels are mammals, but not all mammals are squirrels.)
99Forever
(14,524 posts)What's your point?
Seems perfectly legal and rational for multiple armed people, preferably blacks, to follow Mr Wannabe everywhere he goes for the rest of his life. When he complains...
SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)Confronting the follower is the crime and makes one worthy of being shot..and absolves the follower if he/she was "scared"...
Chico Man
(3,001 posts)That sounds very irrational and I don't see how this case sets any precedent that would allow for such behavior.
Threedifferentones
(1,070 posts)GZ followed TM with an aggressive mindset, as evidenced by his belief that TM was a "punk," and when TM confronted him about it GZ blew him away. So not only is it rational to do the same to GZ, it is emotionally satisfying as well. Sometimes justice and revenge do coincide.
X_Digger
(18,585 posts)They can follow him, and he can complain all he likes.
If they do it repeatedly, it may rise to the level of stalking. (See FL statutes on stalking.)
99Forever
(14,524 posts)Surely you jest? That 3rd world cesspool? No thanks.
Chico Man
(3,001 posts)Are probably nearly identical in all 50 states
99Forever
(14,524 posts).. I care fuckall about "statutes" when this kind of shit passes for "justice."
Take your legalities and ...
Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)treestar
(82,383 posts)And to protect the people he interacts with.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Downwinder
(12,869 posts)I don't see a difference.
SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)and apparently the person trying to stop being followed is the criminal..go figure
Chico Man
(3,001 posts)They are out there. If you feel like you are being stalked, you can call the police, and have a hearing with a judge- perhaps they will issue a restraining order if they feel it is appropriate.
tularetom
(23,664 posts)The guy was paranoid before this ever happened.
Now he knows he got away with murder.
Even if nobody is following him, he's always going to think they are.
Eventually, he'll snap.
CakeGrrl
(10,611 posts)May he always look over his shoulder and never know a day's peace or happiness for his smugness, arrogance, and lack of remorse.
polly7
(20,582 posts)I don't think he has a conscience that will make him crazy, but that fear sure will. I hope he has nightmares for the rest of his life.
tavalon
(27,985 posts)He can work it out in this life or the next, but it isn't going to be pretty
Lugnut
(9,791 posts)A jail cell would've been my first choice but he isn't really a free man.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)And as we're learned ... so long as you reasonably fear for your life ... anything goes.