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19. gun nuts paranoia turned into law

Tue Mar 20, 2012, 09:55 PM

Mar 2012

essentially you can kill someone who scares you

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serious question about trayvon, zimmerman and stand your ground [View all] arely staircase Mar 2012 OP

My guess is that in Florida randr Mar 2012 #2

They will always side with the WHITE person with the gun Empowerer Mar 2012 #20

well, we could ask the opinion of both Zimmerman and Martin. provis99 Mar 2012 #3

no, there are 9/11 tapes, forensic evidence, arely staircase Mar 2012 #5

Zimmerman said it was him screaming, not Martin. provis99 Mar 2012 #9

well then if his gf is unreliable because of familiarity arely staircase Mar 2012 #12

the screaming Sedona Mar 2012 #13

I think you are spot on! Trayvon was being arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #4

I was saying this to my SO XanaDUer Mar 2012 #6

Seems that way to me. eom uppityperson Mar 2012 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author arely staircase Mar 2012 #10

that's kinda how i see it arely staircase Mar 2012 #17

please pardon and educate ignorance crazycanuck Mar 2012 #14

And while it probably has not yet been tested in court . . . Empowerer Mar 2012 #21

Despite the amount of discussion, I think SYG is irrelevant here petronius Mar 2012 #23

some states have laws that say that if you are threatened by a bully arely staircase Mar 2012 #18

gun nuts paranoia turned into law Skittles Mar 2012 #19

Especially if they're black men, because they are really scary Empowerer Mar 2012 #22

oh absolutely Skittles Mar 2012 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author crazycanuck Mar 2012 #15

If he were alive he could use "stand your ground" argument, sure. LisaL Mar 2012 #24

didn't say he could "use it" i said it "appl(ied)" to him arely staircase Mar 2012 #26

Yes, but we've already determined that he didn't have a gun to defend himself, Baitball Blogger Mar 2012 #25

You are confusing different parts of FL law... ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2012 #27