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Woman gets 20 years for firing warning shot

By Dan8267   Follow   Sun, 20 May 2012, 7:55am   614 views   5 comments
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In another Florida 10-20-Life story...

Marissa Alexander had never been arrested before she fired a bullet at a wall one day in 2010 to scare off her husband when she felt he was threatening her. Nobody got hurt, but this month a northeast Florida judge was bound by state law to sentence her to 20 years in prison.

http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/nation_world/152151485.html

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1. CaptainShuddup Follow Befriend (1) 249 threads 4,731 comments

   1   10:09am Sun 20 May 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (2)   Dan8267 says northeast Florida judge was bound by state law Yeah it sucks when blind laws written to stick it to White middle aged men, bites other people in the ass. You can't bitch about stand your ground when a guy invokes it, then expect positive outcome when a woman of any color tries.

2. Kevin Follow Befriend 40 threads 2,652 comments

   2   11:59am Sun 20 May 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Should have been born whiter

3. Dan8267 Follow Befriend (16) 764 threads 7,710 comments Boca Raton, FL Premium

   3   12:22pm Sun 20 May 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   CaptainShuddup says You can't bitch about stand your ground when a guy invokes it, then expect positive outcome when a woman of any color tries. The article does not give us any details as to know why the jury voted guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Since neither of us knows the details of the trial, we can't say whether or not this verdict was justified. However, no one was hurt in the incident. That makes it way the hell different from the Martin/Zimmerman case where a person was killed. Yes, both cases involve the Stand-Your-Ground law and the 10-20-Life law, but that's where the similarities end. It is interesting that two separate cases were to place these two laws in conflict in such a small time frame.

4. CaptainShuddup Follow Befriend (1) 249 threads 4,731 comments

   4   6:48pm Sun 20 May 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (2)   Dan8267 says Yes, both cases involve the Stand-Your-Ground law and the 10-20-Life law, but that's where the similarities end. There is no grey in law. Grey is what you get, when Liberals pick and chose the guy on the shitty end of the stick.

5. Dan8267 Follow Befriend (16) 764 threads 7,710 comments Boca Raton, FL Premium

   5   8:30am Mon 21 May 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   CaptainShuddup says There is no grey in law. Grey is what you get, when Liberals pick and chose the guy on the shitty end of the stick. In any complicate set of rules there are going to be contradicting rules and interpretations. This is especially true of laws. That's why law students have to study for years and only half of them pass a bar. You're oversimplifying. And this isn't a liberal vs conservative issue. It's a question of whether or not minimum sentencing laws make sense. It's ok to question the laws. Some laws are bad. Hell, I'd say most laws are. Maybe I can put this in terms that you would appreciate. LAWS = REGULATIONS These two words mean the exact same thing.