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27. How surprised should I pretend to be?

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 05:23 PM

Mar 2012

Note to self, no skittles or iced tea.

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ALEC Has Pushed The NRA's "Stand Your Ground" Law Across The Nation [View all] deminks Mar 2012 OP

So iced tea and skittles are now lethal weapons? Blue Owl Mar 2012 #1

Bingo. TheWraith Mar 2012 #3

Not quite. Would a reasonable person believe the same thing. X_Digger Mar 2012 #11

So like others you are assuming honest actors. Warren Stupidity Mar 2012 #17

No, I'm assuming the law says what the law actually says. TheWraith Mar 2012 #20

You again seem to not grasp the simple fact that these laws open a huge Warren Stupidity Mar 2012 #24

New since 2005. Stand your ground outside your home. Warren Stupidity Mar 2012 #26

It's obvious that "being black" was Zimmerman's reason for murder. The Wielding Truth Mar 2012 #21

Once again, "stand your ground" laws have NOTHING to do with this. TheWraith Mar 2012 #2

why do you think ALEC is reportedly pushing it? CTyankee Mar 2012 #5

yes it does Warren Stupidity Mar 2012 #8

And, when the inevitable happened gratuitous Mar 2012 #4

Koch Industries (Source Watch/CMD page) bobthedrummer Mar 2012 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author JohnnyRingo Mar 2012 #7

"Stand your ground" laws have everything to do with this... Permanut Mar 2012 #10

he's lying - leftyohiolib Mar 2012 #16

So what? Warren Stupidity Mar 2012 #18

i know leftyohiolib Mar 2012 #22

We should all turn ourselves in to our local police stations Lawlbringer Mar 2012 #13

we should be allowed to shoot people with guns so they dont shoot us 1st leftyohiolib Mar 2012 #15

wouldn't you need to be a person with a gun in order to do so... belcffub Mar 2012 #19

yes the catch22 in my post didnt escape me the irony was intentional leftyohiolib Mar 2012 #23

How surprised should I pretend to be? nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #27

great law isn't it... a perfect way to drive up gun sales fascisthunter Mar 2012 #29

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Mar 2012 #30