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In the discussion thread: (Marissa Alexander) Florida woman sentenced to 20 years in controversial warning shot case [View all]

Response to Bladian (Reply #16)

Sat May 12, 2012, 01:35 AM

pacalo (20,906 posts)

19. "Details are missing" -- and you seem to be filling them in.

...fired a shot a few inches to the right of his head as he was begging for his life. The fact he was supposedly begging for his life...

If you read the same account as I did, he had threatened to kill her, then came the warning shot. Apparently, he kept coming at her when she fired the fatal shot.

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36 replies	Author	Time	Post
(Marissa Alexander) Florida woman sentenced to 20 years in controversial warning shot case [View all]	alp227	May 2012	OP
the 1 percent is trying to get us to go at each other	leftyohiolib	May 2012	#1
Something similar just happened in Collin County Texas	cpamomfromtexas	May 2012	#2
Someone correct me if Im wrong, but I do believe the "Prosecutors" for these two separate cases are	Pachamama	May 2012	#3
Someone please come and deliver us from this evil!	Baitball Blogger	May 2012	#5
...Seriously? Christ on a flaming pogo stick. (nt)	Posteritatis	May 2012	#10
The CNN introduction ("Saying he had ...for firing a waring shot) is inconsistent with the described	AnotherMcIntosh	May 2012	#4
What I don't understand is why anyone would get 20 years	Chemisse	May 2012	#6
CNN is not reliable. She went into the house with her gun and shot at her husband.	AnotherMcIntosh	May 2012	#9
Oh. That's different.	slackmaster	May 2012	#15
We have a 10 20, life law in FL,	Kencorburn	May 2012	#17
20 years for an abuse case makes no sense	PatrynXX	May 2012	#18
Because Florida has a law with a mandatory 20 year minimum specifically for this.	AtheistCrusader	May 2012	#22
Good to know info	Texano78704	May 2012	#32
Very informative post, thanks! nt	Cass	May 2012	#36
She tried to leave through the garage. The garage door was not working.	Cerridwen	May 2012	#12
I wonder why the jury didn't see it that way.	AnotherMcIntosh	May 2012	#13
The family said she went to have him sign insurance papers.	Cerridwen	May 2012	#14
She got burned for being an honest person.	AtheistCrusader	May 2012	#26
Because the jury is instructed that a warning shot is prima facie evidence you are not in fear for y	AtheistCrusader	May 2012	#23
she went into the house to retrieve her property, apparently. n/.t	tru	May 2012	#21
Stand Your Ground (if you're white)	FreeBC	May 2012	#7
+100	baldguy	May 2012	#29
You gotta be kidding me	tawadi	May 2012	#8
WTF!	L0oniX	May 2012	#11
Details are missing.	Bladian	May 2012	#16
"Details are missing" -- and you seem to be filling them in.	pacalo	May 2012	#19
He's still alive.	AtheistCrusader	May 2012	#24
Wow, that's the first I've heard that.	pacalo	May 2012	#28
20 years is insane, and the prosecutor way over-charged.	SunSeeker	May 2012	#20
The prosecutor has no choice. The Judge has no choice. The jury has no choice.	AtheistCrusader	May 2012	#25
The prosecutor always has discretion whether and for what to charge.	SunSeeker	May 2012	#34
There is nothing wrong with the prosecutor on this case.	AtheistCrusader	May 2012	#27
Well, she is a second-class citizen after all.	valerief	May 2012	#30
To the people reading this thread	Lurks Often	May 2012	#31
Past time! Jury nullification education should be given to every juror.	lonestarnot	May 2012	#33
sorry, wrong thread!	Skittles	May 2012	#35

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