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In reply to the discussion: Marissa Alexander, Woman Sentenced To 20 Years For Firing Warning Shot, Gets New Trial [View all]Igel
(35,895 posts)66. She didn't aim at the ceiling.
She hit the wall. The shot ricocheted.
Of course, she could have just followed the terms of the restraining order and not entered the man's house without permission. She had no "ground" to stand. She was in another's castle.
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RosieS57
Sep 2013
OP
She retreated to the garage to flee from her abusive husband, fearing for her life...
TinkerTot55
Sep 2013
#4
If one did not know that (many don't) & the situation was dynamic, one would feel trapped. Period.nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2013
#10
Do you? How was she safe in the garage? Husband could get in there and she
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2013
#14
I'm not strong enough to open the manual release. Tried it one day when the electricity was off.
SharonAnn
Sep 2013
#24
Right and if your in a panic... You are in a panic and sometimes nothing make sense.
busterbrown
Sep 2013
#34
Would you believe that I once forgot there were manual door locks on my car?
notadmblnd
Sep 2013
#27
Last week I locked my unlock fob in the car. Had my key, but forgot I could unlock it manually,
Mnemosyne
Sep 2013
#45
And if it's not in working order, or the spring is busted, she might not be able to lift it.
AtheistCrusader
Sep 2013
#46
Her children were also inside the house, or had been, she may have feared for their safety as well.
AtheistCrusader
Sep 2013
#62
That makes a difference. She aimed towards the ceiling but hit "high" on a wall.
AnotherMcIntosh
Oct 2013
#179
Isn't the bar whether she had a reasonable fear her life was in danger or she was in danger of
dkf
Sep 2013
#128
what she said was "i have something for your ass" ran to the garage and came back
leftyohiolib
Sep 2013
#20
Was that proven beyond a reasonable doubt or is that the testimony of the abusive husband?
dkf
Sep 2013
#129
it's what the ag said was said. the ag was doing n interview on a fla radio station .i heard the
leftyohiolib
Sep 2013
#135
She re-entered the house looking for an exit. She got the gun for self-defense. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2013
#11
If one did not know that (many don't) & the situation was dynamic, one would feel trapped.
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2013
#16
What is the precise amount of time it takes to calm down from a perceived and imminent danger
LanternWaste
Sep 2013
#103
No... What She Should Have Done, Was Shot Him Dead And Claimed "Stand Your Ground"... Right ???
WillyT
Sep 2013
#32
Does that explain why she shot in the direction of the kids? Because she was panicked?
hack89
Oct 2013
#175
She did point the gun at him. The bullet hit the wall and ricocheted into the ceiling. See post 74.
lumberjack_jeff
Sep 2013
#77
It's funny to see this from you, given how much water you carried for Zimmerman...
Blue_Tires
Sep 2013
#110
And I find it funny that all those that condemned Florida's concealed carry laws
hack89
Sep 2013
#115
The law may be mostly "straightforward", but it is open to interpretation..
Blue_Tires
Sep 2013
#123
Glad to see it. Let's work for more 'equality under the law.' What's been going there is an affront.
freshwest
Sep 2013
#3
The comments do say more about the writers than they realize. That's deep hostility
Judi Lynn
Sep 2013
#96
Or perhaps "they" think that aggravated assault should be discouraged. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Sep 2013
#90
On the contrary. I'm largely alone in this thread in NOT excusing and defending domestic assault.
lumberjack_jeff
Sep 2013
#108
He should have been in jail already, why has he not been in jail for 20 years for assault
Tumbulu
Sep 2013
#169
Just how fucked up is a 20-year sentence for discharging a gun when no one gets hurt? Imagine,
indepat
Sep 2013
#70
a) it wasn't a warning shot, it was at the heads of her husband and his children.
lumberjack_jeff
Sep 2013
#74
A look at his face in "images" tells anyone he is brutal. It's right there, in plain sight.
Judi Lynn
Sep 2013
#99
Thanks for mentioning the fact she had given birth only a little over a week earlier. n/t
Judi Lynn
Sep 2013
#126
She was fortunate to live in a state where she would carry a gun in public and protect herself
hack89
Sep 2013
#122
Firing a "warning shot" in a wall is several magnitudes dumber than firing a warning shot at all.
Kurska
Sep 2013
#107
It seems shooting the gun is justified if and only if killing the target is justified.
JVS
Oct 2013
#184