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In reply to the discussion: I'm stunned. I'm speechless. My last shred of respect for the law is all-but-gone. [View all]BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)76. Don't blame me. Blame ALEC.
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I'm stunned. I'm speechless. My last shred of respect for the law is all-but-gone. [View all]
Cooley Hurd
Jul 2013
OP
That is the only logical answer I can come up with. nIt seems like that law on self-defense is
avaistheone1
Jul 2013
#86
You can kill them at night in Texas if you say they're stealing something from you. nt
valerief
Jul 2013
#9
Jurors acted 100% in line with the law. That is the problem. The law is a bad law.
BlueStreak
Jul 2013
#10
Err, that's like blaming a rape victim for getting drunk or wearing revealing clothes
galileoreloaded
Jul 2013
#68
Being from Houston, Texas, you sure act like you have a lot invested in this case.
Major Hogwash
Jul 2013
#58
Is it "self defense" when you pick a fight, and when the other guy hits back, you shoot him?
George II
Jul 2013
#97
They don't care about Martin one way or another. They do care about fomenting conflicts among
BlueStreak
Jul 2013
#34
My sister is an evidence tech, she has always maintained that there would have been a bloody
TheKentuckian
Jul 2013
#128
It's surprising, but it means they found that GZ was in fear of bodily harm.
Honeycombe8
Jul 2013
#21
Reasonable people can disagree. I believe the jurors seriously considered manslaughter, but
Honeycombe8
Jul 2013
#121
Nope, I'm in a large majority tonight, stunned and disgusted by the verdict...
Cooley Hurd
Jul 2013
#32
This happens when RWers, conservatives, Teabaggers, libertarians & religious extremists are in power
baldguy
Jul 2013
#36
I was preparing myself for this from the beginning. It hurts but not as much as it could've. To me
craigmatic
Jul 2013
#70
Only if you're white and they're black. This is America, home of racist Jesus-loving women haters.
valerief
Jul 2013
#93