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Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
30. I've about decided it's not necessary to have those callous laws.
Thu Jan 31, 2013, 01:55 AM
Jan 2013

All this elderly fellow - who shouldn't have a gun - needs to do is convince one juror he felt threatened he was scared. It's easier to walk in a state with a SYG law, but even without, the argument affects jury decision.

I see two victims here Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #1
two victims? eagleman Jan 2013 #11
I only see one. MotherPetrie Jan 2013 #22
Agree. This is an unjustified killing if the facts are as stated. kiranon Jan 2013 #53
Victim of stupidity... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #33
before I read the article, I guessed this happened in a southern state wordpix Jan 2013 #2
Same exact thought. nt Deep13 Jan 2013 #5
yeah. 10k bond is a pretty low hurdle for murder/manslaughter. Ed Suspicious Jan 2013 #6
Like John MacAfee? DBoon Jan 2013 #8
+ 1 mike_c Jan 2013 #13
I agree Scairp Jan 2013 #16
You got that right! SunSeeker Jan 2013 #20
Yeah - a guy who doesn't like Hispanics will flee to Mexico jberryhill Jan 2013 #17
You're giving that D.A. a great deal of credit. Scairp Jan 2013 #21
Consider also Android3.14 Jan 2013 #43
I don't know GA law... jberryhill Jan 2013 #49
THIS HISPANIC THINKS THE BOND SHOULD HAVE BEEN TWO MILLION ROBROX Jan 2013 #57
you've got a point - he might flee to Canada, then, or Europe wordpix Feb 2013 #67
I am old enough to remember when murdering people of color was not illegal. FuzzyRabbit Jan 2013 #32
I don't think he knew what race the kid was Scairp Jan 2013 #36
As a child, I lived on the Marine base at Cherry Point, NC. mountain grammy Jan 2013 #58
Sadly.... zabet Feb 2013 #70
I agree gopiscrap Jan 2013 #55
Pre-crime. Just like Bush-co's preemption doctrine. Sick sick world. Ed Suspicious Jan 2013 #3
Well of course. The guy was Mexican, wasn't he? Deep13 Jan 2013 #7
That seems to be vague. RebelOne Jan 2013 #64
It only matters that he LOOKED Mexican... Deep13 Jan 2013 #65
If I shot everyone who peed in my yard I would be Nuremberg material Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2013 #4
My question is.... JeffHead Jan 2013 #9
I've about decided it's not necessary to have those callous laws. Hoyt Jan 2013 #30
Maybe if he gets scared by trick or treaters or girl scouts he can test his mettle Tunkamerica Jan 2013 #45
They incorporate whats known as go west young man Jan 2013 #34
These gun nuts can't help themselves and their frenzy is making a strong case for gun control. Snarkoleptic Jan 2013 #10
You have got to be kidding me. Chorophyll Jan 2013 #12
We generally have the right to bail in this country... Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #14
It depends on one's financial circumstances jberryhill Jan 2013 #15
Oh really. Zoeisright Jan 2013 #29
It's not up to me. It's the law. It's in the Bill of Rights. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #37
^^^This!^^^ BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #52
So the roles of judge, jury, and executioner have been outsourced to you. Dreamer Tatum Jan 2013 #56
Not saying we don't have a right to bail! Chorophyll Jan 2013 #46
Shooter is lucky he didn't have a joint, then they'd keep his terrified cowardly ass in jail. nt Mnemosyne Jan 2013 #25
I think you are precisely correct renate Jan 2013 #42
The threat was gone, Diaz was leaving ............. Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #18
The threat never existed. ManiacJoe Jan 2013 #39
In that Georgia county, the guy will get support for using a gun on a minority. Hoyt Jan 2013 #50
I'm sure... kxs Jan 2013 #19
Exactly. 69 year olds are Grand Theft Auto junkies. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #23
If he has any sense at all, he has never crim son Jan 2013 #60
When I was a kid, this would've been greeted with ... brett_jv Jan 2013 #24
Bob Costas warned us... alp227 Jan 2013 #27
They just had to mention that he is a veteran in the first paragraph bluestateguy Jan 2013 #26
Too true. go west young man Jan 2013 #35
I'm a Veteran atreides1 Jan 2013 #47
so far the DA has handled it badly wordpix Feb 2013 #69
The point is not that that jackass is a flight risk. Zoeisright Jan 2013 #28
That is why they supposedly took away his guns. ManiacJoe Jan 2013 #40
Hence the term "gun nut." MrModerate Jan 2013 #31
Something Similar happened to an Asian Student some years back JI7 Jan 2013 #38
wikipedia link: ManiacJoe Jan 2013 #41
After the jurors deliberated for three and a quarter hours, Peairs was acquitted Kolesar Jan 2013 #44
Is this personal experience or just media reports? ManiacJoe Jan 2013 #61
All I know is from Wikipedia or a brief look at the other headlines...eom Kolesar Jan 2013 #62
I followed it closely. Wikipedia has it right. mainer Jan 2013 #63
Don't Worry, Everybody! The Sailors family is "lifting the family of Diaz up in prayer!" alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #48
I blame FOX, Limpballs, Beck and the like for creating a culture of fear, paranoia, and hate. They appleannie1 Jan 2013 #51
Agree. So much for Southern hospitality. kiranon Jan 2013 #54
If only Rodrigo had had a gun. truthisfreedom Jan 2013 #59
There are two reasons to deny a suspect release on bond . . . markpkessinger Jan 2013 #66
that's what I think, too - the murderer is a risk to community---I would certainly not like this guy wordpix Feb 2013 #68
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