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In reply to the discussion: Texas jury convicts man in stand your ground case [View all]NutmegYankee
(16,199 posts)94. Woody called Castle Doctrine a failure in post #4.
Like some others here, I doubt he understood that Stand your Ground and Castle Doctrine are not the same thing.
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The facts of the case are these: PersonA was having a party and making noise. PersonB did not
Vincardog
Jun 2012
#92
Rodriquez left his home and went outside so the castle law does not apply
Thinkingabout
Jun 2012
#74
I'm not. From the link, the guilty verdict was likely; it matched my years there:
freshwest
Jun 2012
#20
Then go there and bring an analysis back. Just cut out the usual vulgar hate speech.
freshwest
Jun 2012
#27
Hope you are right, but I kind of think Post #29 makes a good point. SYG can happen anywhere.
Hoyt
Jun 2012
#30
As a Republican who lives in Texas and believes we have a right to self defense .....
marble falls
Jun 2012
#58
Clearly he was convicted based on his race and not his obvious guilt
4th law of robotics
Jun 2012
#76
This was about someone trying to claim self-defense while standing someone ELSE'S ground
slackmaster
Jun 2012
#66
So glad to see this. Never expected it. Gives human beings reason to hope. Thanks. n/t
Judi Lynn
Jun 2012
#38
It's pretty clear to me that Zimmerman didn't stand back & allow the police to handle his complaint
pacalo
Jun 2012
#102
Just as in the Texas case, it will be clear that there would not have been a need for
pacalo
Jun 2012
#109
Obviously. Just because the shooter SAID it was a stand your ground scenario did not make it so
dmallind
Jun 2012
#72
There is a false equivalency if there ever was one. Illegal parking doesn't result in the death of
upaloopa
Jun 2012
#79
And since when did analogies have to be identical? Neither did SYG laws result in this death btw
dmallind
Jun 2012
#83
Much too late, Rodriquez will find there is such a thing as living in real fear for your life.
freshwest
Jun 2012
#73
This has gone too far. Society has been bullied by the gun lobby to let gun nuts shoot first and
upaloopa
Jun 2012
#78
Our entire criminal justice system is based on a presumption that the defendant is innocent
slackmaster
Jun 2012
#80
Two things happened reasently that resulted in an innocent person losing his life.
upaloopa
Jun 2012
#81
No, an innocent person is dead because an idiot broke multiple laws and committed murder
slackmaster
Jun 2012
#82
You know what would be nice to hear? A gun person saying "Gee! what a tragedy that an
upaloopa
Jun 2012
#84
A neighborhood bully who had a CHL, an arsenal of weapons and a knowledge of the law
Gothmog
Jun 2012
#86