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stopdiggin

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7. this MUST be some kind of stand your ground thing

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 27, 2019, 04:58 AM

Jun 2019

Last edited Thu Jun 27, 2019, 01:50 PM - Edit history (1)

Right to defend. (hey, I'm with ya', if it's me, she's facing some kind of charges. discharging. reckless endanger. assault. it's the peckerheads that decided this woman was blameless.)

Late edit: according to the WaPost,
"Jemison was charged with manslaughter, but a grand jury failed to indict her, and the charge was dismissed"

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Alabama jails pregnant woman for crime of getting shot by somebody else. [View all] DetlefK Jun 2019 OP

That's incredible. It is the inverse of reality. rusty quoin Jun 2019 #1

claiming she is NOT a victim stopdiggin Jun 2019 #2

Okay, let's reframe the situation as if the fetus were a person in that fight: DetlefK Jun 2019 #3

that seems pretty much the case stopdiggin Jun 2019 #4

But how come person B is considered less at fault than person A??? DetlefK Jun 2019 #5

this MUST be some kind of stand your ground thing stopdiggin Jun 2019 #7

is everyone licensed to carry? stopdiggin Jun 2019 #6