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Wed Mar 21, 2012, 06:29 PM

MrScorpio (55,317 posts)

7. Obviously you're not getting my point

Where do you think a law like "Stand your ground" comes from?

What kind of person would want it to exist?

Given the underlying fears and prejudices that exist in our society, from whom is the stand-your-grounder supposed to be protecting themselves from?

That law is simply Carte Blanche for people to shoot others that piss them off. The vast majority of people shot were unarmed, that's a fact.

Add fear, prejudice and happy trigger fingers without consequence and you'll end up with dead people, killed for no reason at all.

Either we're all are going to have to learn to live together in peace and harmony, or we're all going to have to live in fear of each other.

Which way would you rather have?

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38 replies	Author	Time	Post
I live in an ungated suburban complex of townhomes. [View all]	MrScorpio	Mar 2012	OP
It hasn't yet been proven that either the 'stand your ground' law, or overt racism was the main	sikorsky	Mar 2012	#1
NOTHING has been proved, true, because ...	SamG	Mar 2012	#2
But your conclusion denies your premise (that we don't yet know. Isn't that confusing?)	sikorsky	Mar 2012	#3
My "conclusion" ? That we are OUTRAGED !	SamG	Mar 2012	#31
Um, it kinda has...	Taverner	Mar 2012	#4
"Stand your ground" is also the reason the killer wasn't taken in and questioned n/t	arcane1	Mar 2012	#5
I believe he was handcuffed, taken to the station and questioned, then released. n/t	X_Digger	Mar 2012	#8
Good, I missed that part	arcane1	Mar 2012	#9
Factually incorrect	ProgressiveProfessor	Mar 2012	#14
Yep, X_Digger corrected me earlier	arcane1	Mar 2012	#30
No it does not. If you think that, you do not understand the law.	sikorsky	Mar 2012	#6
What the law says, and how the public interpret it are two different things	Taverner	Mar 2012	#12
Anyone who has taken FL firearms training knows better	ProgressiveProfessor	Mar 2012	#15
You're correct...I don't respect the laws that say I can't marry my partner.	sikorsky	Mar 2012	#16
Obviously you're not getting my point	MrScorpio	Mar 2012	#7
Anyone who can look at the facts we know in this case: 1) The shooter was a self appointed	Vincardog	Mar 2012	#13
You are incorrect in your points	ProgressiveProfessor	Mar 2012	#17
I'd like to see some examples of "questionable prosecution."	Hoyt	Mar 2012	#23
Obviously, there's a difference of opinion here	MrScorpio	Mar 2012	#25
I had no idea that Stand Your Ground laws were ALEC sponsored.	shcrane71	Mar 2012	#32
I'm certainly inclined to think Trayvon would like to have had the -option- to exercise it.	sikorsky	Mar 2012	#18
Oh… So, you're saying that he shouldn't have brought Skittles to a gun fight, right?	MrScorpio	Mar 2012	#21
I won't laugh because you might actually be serious.	sikorsky	Mar 2012	#22
So what were you saying then?	Chorophyll	Mar 2012	#34
Exactly, that's the NRA's dream	dmkinsey	Mar 2012	#36
It strangely reminds me of the Soviet NKVD under Beria	Taverner	Mar 2012	#28
By the preponderance of the available evidence, it has.	baldguy	Mar 2012	#27
I hope something good can come out of this tragedy.	siligut	Mar 2012	#10
So very, very true --	Hell Hath No Fury	Mar 2012	#11
Chilling. n/t	EmeraldCityGrl	Mar 2012	#20
Taking a huge risk to post this here	sikorsky	Mar 2012	#19
Not sure I fully understand your point...	EmeraldCityGrl	Mar 2012	#24
I didn't explain it well at all because I didn't differentiate between tawdry and unlawful acts.	sikorsky	Mar 2012	#26
To set your mind at ease...	MrScorpio	Mar 2012	#29
Very well said, MrScorpio.	Chorophyll	Mar 2012	#33
This tragic incident has forced this country to examine itself	lunatica	Mar 2012	#35
Open carry is better than concealed carry; people with guns should not grapple with others.	FarCenter	Mar 2012	#37
Thanks. This is a thought-provoking post.	shcrane71	Mar 2012	#38

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