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Showing Original Post only (View all)Florida Man Uses Stand Your Ground Defense in Killing of Black Teen Over Loud Music [View all]
February 4, 2014
by Joshua Holland
The killing of another unarmed black teen by a white man claiming self defense under Floridas shoot-first law aka Stand Your Ground has made national news. The incident occurred at a gas station in late 2012, when 45-year-old Michael Dunne allegedly ended an altercation over loud music coming from a car with a group of teens by firing multiple shots into the vehicle. Seventeen year-old Jordan Davis died in his friends arms. (Ta-Nehisi Coates interviewed Davis mother for The Atlantic.)
According to police, Dunne then got into his car with his girlfriend and went to eat a pizza. Dunne later claimed that he feared for his life, and only fired when one of the teens brandished a gun and started to exit the vehicle. Police found no weapons, and witnesses said Dunne was the only person to get out of his car. While awaiting trial for the killing, Michael Dunne wrote a series of shockingly racist letters about the case.
http://billmoyers.com/2014/02/04/florida-man-uses-stand-your-ground-defense-in-killing-of-black-teen-over-loud-music/
Michael Dunn Trial - Day 1 - Part 1 - Opening Statements:
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by Joshua Holland
The killing of another unarmed black teen by a white man claiming self defense under Floridas shoot-first law aka Stand Your Ground has made national news. The incident occurred at a gas station in late 2012, when 45-year-old Michael Dunne allegedly ended an altercation over loud music coming from a car with a group of teens by firing multiple shots into the vehicle. Seventeen year-old Jordan Davis died in his friends arms. (Ta-Nehisi Coates interviewed Davis mother for The Atlantic.)
According to police, Dunne then got into his car with his girlfriend and went to eat a pizza. Dunne later claimed that he feared for his life, and only fired when one of the teens brandished a gun and started to exit the vehicle. Police found no weapons, and witnesses said Dunne was the only person to get out of his car. While awaiting trial for the killing, Michael Dunne wrote a series of shockingly racist letters about the case.
http://billmoyers.com/2014/02/04/florida-man-uses-stand-your-ground-defense-in-killing-of-black-teen-over-loud-music/
Michael Dunn Trial - Day 1 - Part 1 - Opening Statements:
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Florida Man Uses Stand Your Ground Defense in Killing of Black Teen Over Loud Music [View all]
MrScorpio
Feb 2014
OP
Why not? SYG defenses have like a 1.000 batting average the past couple of years...
Blue_Tires
Feb 2014
#1
Let's look at some actual data that proves that SYG is NOT a get out of jail free card. ...
spin
Feb 2014
#10
Technically Zimmerman is a mix. His mother was born in Peru and his father is white. ...
spin
Feb 2014
#34
It was the prosecution's job to prove to the jury that Zimmerman was guilty beyond ...
spin
Feb 2014
#36
I quite clearly understand the difference between legal guilt and not guilty (vs innocence)
etherealtruth
Feb 2014
#37
The media often makes it difficult to hold a fair trial. A high publicity case can get ...
spin
Feb 2014
#47
Another stupid asshole who should not have been allowed to have and carry any gun.
L0oniX
Feb 2014
#30
Suppose (which is doubtful) that there was a gun in the car and so someone was posing a threat.
Vattel
Feb 2014
#54
Another hero to the gunner shitheads: killing black teenagers is their favorite pasttime
alcibiades_mystery
Feb 2014
#57
This fuck deserves to spend the rest of his worthless fucking life in jail.
Stinky The Clown
Feb 2014
#59
he might have beaten the rap if he'd done like Zimbo and left no witnesses
Pretzel_Warrior
Feb 2014
#71
‘I hate that thug music,’ white man told fiancée moments before gunning down black teen
Blue_Tires
Feb 2014
#73