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bluestate10

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19. Her outcome was likely due more to her being poor than being Black.

Sun Jul 14, 2013, 06:38 AM

Jul 2013

If the woman was a Black, highly paid person who could hire top defense lawyers, she would likely be walking free today. As things are, someone in a position of authority should get her sentence reduced to time served. The Florida law as it is promotes killing people so that self defense can be invoked.

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Fla. mom gets 20 years for firing warning shots [View all] HarveyDarkey Jul 2013 OP

Of Course left on green only Jul 2013 #1

fuck florida and its fake 'justice' HiPointDem Jul 2013 #3

My thought exactly HarveyDarkey Jul 2013 #5

Her outcome was likely due more to her being poor than being Black. bluestate10 Jul 2013 #19

so justice is all about how much you're able to purchase? burnodo Jul 2013 #30

But if she was white to begin with, I believe she would have never needed to hire.... left on green only Jul 2013 #58

and Zimmerman goes free! liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #2

what the treestar Jul 2013 #4

Its a Racist Misogynist Mash Up! bobduca Jul 2013 #6

It has more to do with class than race. The woman was likely represented by a public defender. bluestate10 Jul 2013 #18

Didn't she go out to her truck, get the gun, and come back inside? X_Digger Jul 2013 #7

Yes, she did Nevernose Jul 2013 #10

And her only recourse was to shoot him? burnodo Jul 2013 #31

If a reasonable person in her position would fear imminent grievous bodily harm or death, then yes. X_Digger Jul 2013 #35

so.... she should have just sat around and submitted to being beaten burnodo Jul 2013 #38

Discharging a firearm in a house is using deadly force, yes. X_Digger Jul 2013 #39

Left....her own house? burnodo Jul 2013 #42

Err.. she wasn't living there at the time. You really don't know the details of this case, do you? X_Digger Jul 2013 #44

She got 20 years and she did even kill anybody! Did you hear about this, GZ jurors? TheDebbieDee Jul 2013 #8

A humane governor would commute that sentence (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #9

Yeah, we have the felonious Skeletor for governor, though kdmorris Jul 2013 #27

People do not understand what self-defense means in domestic violence cases GiaGiovanni Jul 2013 #11

she wasn't in danger when she fired the Niceguy1 Jul 2013 #13

Zimmerman left the safety of his SUV and pursued Martin. I don't get your point, bluestate10 Jul 2013 #17

zimm never was in a safe Niceguy1 Jul 2013 #21

What safe area was Trayvon in??? burnodo Jul 2013 #43

guilty of shooting a gun? burnodo Jul 2013 #33

If you make these kinds of claims, you need to provide links to credible sources GiaGiovanni Jul 2013 #48

Here you go. Adsos Letter Jul 2013 #50

Thank you. This definitely puts a different picture on the series of events. GiaGiovanni Jul 2013 #53

I agree, but I think the sentence was unduly harsh. Adsos Letter Jul 2013 #54

I wonder if it was because there were children involved GiaGiovanni Jul 2013 #56

Possibly. Someone mentioned mandatory minimums. Adsos Letter Jul 2013 #57

She was in his house, the back door was open. DirkGently Jul 2013 #45

What! Marissa couldn't shoot warning shots in her own house? Cha Jul 2013 #12

Warning shots are a bad idea. Thanks Hollywood! X_Digger Jul 2013 #36

It "demonstrates" fair warning that you have a gun. Cha Jul 2013 #49

No, saying "I have a gun" and showing a holstered weapon does that. X_Digger Jul 2013 #55

She had moved out. She shot at her husband and her kids. DirkGently Jul 2013 #47

People see the good guys in movies fire warning shots so they think its a good idea. Skeeter Barnes Jul 2013 #14

Laws should be the other way around. The law, as you stated it, promotes killing bluestate10 Jul 2013 #16

On the contrary, it promotes shooting only in self defense to protect innocent lives. Skeeter Barnes Jul 2013 #24

You missed that she appears to be poor. If Zimmerman couldn't get money bluestate10 Jul 2013 #15

Great point npk Jul 2013 #32

This case is jacked up all around Lee-Lee Jul 2013 #20

If she'd been carrying the gun, but fired warning shots, she'd be in the same place. n/t X_Digger Jul 2013 #37

She should've killed him to make sure she wouldn't go to jail. dom TransitJohn Jul 2013 #22

She left the house, got a gun and went back in to confront her husband hack89 Jul 2013 #23

The shots were not warning shots, ManiacJoe Jul 2013 #25

Guess who prosecuted her? Angela Corey. nt msanthrope Jul 2013 #26

I watched angela corey smiling like she had won last night, now i understand DeschutesRiver Jul 2013 #28

If you have political aspirations in Florida you must appeal to the Saltine- msanthrope Jul 2013 #29

She fired through a wall, toward her children. DirkGently Jul 2013 #34

Marissa Alexander was not living in the house at the time of the incident, her husband was Lurks Often Jul 2013 #40

Angela Corey doesn't give much credence to self-defense claims. aikoaiko Jul 2013 #41

Florida's legal system doesn't seem rational or consistent.....or safe. Sheepshank Jul 2013 #46

This LINK may clarify some things... Adsos Letter Jul 2013 #51

Thanks for that. n/t X_Digger Jul 2013 #59

Floriduh is FUCKED up. City Lights Jul 2013 #52

The 20 year sentence was the product of a mandatory sentencing law onenote Jul 2013 #60