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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]hack89
(39,179 posts)122. She was fortunate to live in a state where she would carry a gun in public and protect herself
could you imagine how bad it could have been if she was unarmed?
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Marissa Alexander, Woman Sentenced To 20 Years For Firing Warning Shot, Gets New Trial [View all]
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