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Stand Your Ground!


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2014 Jan 23, 12:50am   922 views  4 comments

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http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/florida-man-hops-fence-shoot-and-kill-21-year-old-hoodie-then-claims-self-defense

On Thursday, an Orlando man shot and killed a 21-year-old who was fleeing his yard. He didnt appear to be stealing anything, according to witness accounts. He didnt appear to be threatening anybody. But Claudius Smith said he feared he was a burglar, followed him over the fence to a neighboring apartment complex, where he shot him after he said he felt threatened, according to a confession documented in an Orlando Police Department report.

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1   Tenpoundbass   2014 Jan 23, 1:07am  

Well hopefully the prosecutors wont turn this into a race war to help with his political parties ticket in the elections. And they will convict the guy accordingly to his crimes, and it wont become a political debate.

My wish is that the prosecutors will prove he wasn't acting under the statute of SYG but unlawfully murdered someone. The problem isn't SYG, the problem is people who try to use it to get away with murder. If someone broke into your house and was threatening your family. You would like to think you would be in the right to kill that person before he harmed you and your family.
Which was NOT the case here.

If this turns into a SYG or Race debate, the guy will walk.

2   HEY YOU   2014 Jan 23, 2:54am  

When a prominent Rep/Con/Tea Floridian's family member is shot down in the streets at the hands of a SYG Killer,the law will change,maybe sooner than later.

3   Dan8267   2014 Jan 23, 3:28am  

CaptainShuddup says

The problem isn't SYG, the problem is people who try to use it to get away with murder.

Like this guy and Zimmerman, and that cop who shot the guy in the movie theater.

4   Tenpoundbass   2014 Jan 23, 4:14am  

Walking away vs approaching are two different things.

But no not like George Zimmerman at all, George was tried for being White, during Obama's second term election bid.

He should have been at least fairly tried on the other charge, but he never was. He was tried for being a stark raving racist card carrying Teabagger member, who loves Guns and Jesus.

The Old guy there isn't any race angle, just an Old guy Who should have left his gun at home, who shot some Jackass who tossed popcorn at Him. Now the Old guy should pay for his Crime, but I'm sure he knows what he did.

But just remember, some old guy that is 71 years old, has nothing to lose, but every thing to lose. Do you know how many people over 70 was assaulted last year? Most end up with the Old guy dying. An Old bastard is bitching at you, you just take it, let him finish then ask "Are you through?". You don't toss pop corn into the guys face.

That's no defense for the Old man mind you, I'm just putting out there for everyone morally defending the asshole who assaulted an Old man in movie theater, after he was reminded of proper Movie etiquette.

"Oh the Wife was talking to the baby sitter."

Oh well hell why didn't you say so, well that excuses everything!

I bet that couple are the same type who have crappy opinions of people who bring their kids along where ever they go, because that's what families do. Then bitch about someone else, and how inconsiderate they are. But have no problem at all, jumping on their iPhone during the biggest blockbuster of the year, while her husband throws pop corn in the face of the older gent who told them to take it out to the lobby.

I mean still it shouldn't have came to what it came to. But I think this is a learning opportunity for America to learn a lesson about respect, and civility. But I'm sure it will just be more "Anti Gun" rhetoric and more "Old Fart" bashing will come out of it. Or they'll merge into the perfect gripe the "Well armed geezer" crises.
Those Baby boomers they got all the money and wont give back, don't even ask because they are packing heat.

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