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discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,479 posts)
23. I guess...
Mon Apr 2, 2012, 12:45 PM
Apr 2012

...we're going to have to pass some DEM castle laws so the rest of us are protected as well as the GOP is.

And I have seen quite a lot of cheering for Zimmerman.

Repeal the Patriot Act while you are at it. CAPHAVOC Apr 2012 #1
That too jpak Apr 2012 #7
Sounds good to me then. CAPHAVOC Apr 2012 #21
what is SGY? Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2012 #2
Some folks... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #3
I think we can conclude that was the cause of the typo -- Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2012 #4
Doing away with SYG laws is NOT the same as doing away with Justifiable Homicide! Ecumenist Apr 2012 #5
The same scenerio could happen under the old laws ... spin Apr 2012 #19
THIS! I think you hit the nail right on the head here. eqfan592 Apr 2012 #31
Sorry - apples vs. Skittles jpak Apr 2012 #8
If you are refering to the Trayvon Martin shooting ... spin Apr 2012 #20
Actually, in the case of Joe Horn S_B_Jackson Apr 2012 #41
So you think Castle Doctrine is legalized murder? ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #6
George Zimmerman and Joe Horn free, armed and can kill again jpak Apr 2012 #9
The first responding officer on-scene testified the deceased in the Joe Horn incident AtheistCrusader Apr 2012 #27
Joe Horn went out of his house AFTER them with a shotgun and told the police dispatcher jpak Apr 2012 #28
Eyewitness testimony and the grand jury disagree with you. AtheistCrusader Apr 2012 #33
Exactly. eqfan592 Apr 2012 #35
Police 911 tapes disagree with you and All White Juries are never wrong jpak Apr 2012 #43
I looked, but the best I could find was the grand jury makeup was sealed, and not know to the public AtheistCrusader Apr 2012 #46
How is the Zimmerman case an example of Castle Doctrine? Common Sense Party Apr 2012 #44
People got off for justifiable homicide for 100s of years doc03 Apr 2012 #10
Racial profiling, hunting down unarmed black kids and shooting them is NOT justifable homicide jpak Apr 2012 #12
" The burden of proof is on the dead victim" Oneka Apr 2012 #25
That's not true in Ohio from what I was told in the CCW class. Say if you confront someone in your doc03 Apr 2012 #37
that would stand to reason if it were a civil case gejohnston Apr 2012 #39
I am talking the TV depiction of Dodge City from the Gunsmoke series n/t doc03 Apr 2012 #40
Aaaand a hollywood portrayal of a sphagetti western is relevant how? AtheistCrusader Apr 2012 #47
Your pom poms are getting a little frayed. rrneck Apr 2012 #11
I see lots of pom poms here cheering for GOP castle laws and GOP guns-everywhere-all-the-time laws jpak Apr 2012 #13
you need to go get your eyes checked, then. Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2012 #14
The Florida Stand Your Ground Law was passed by a GOP legislature and signed by JEB jpak Apr 2012 #16
So? gejohnston Apr 2012 #17
SYG sucks - spin and dissemble on jpak Apr 2012 #18
spin and dissemble on discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #24
I don't live in Florida and I don't need glasses but, thanks for caring. Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2012 #32
Then point it out intellegenty. rrneck Apr 2012 #15
I guess... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #23
You are aware that the section of the Texas Penal Code that related to the use of deadly force S_B_Jackson Apr 2012 #42
He/she/it chooses to ignore that fact(along with many others) oneshooter Apr 2012 #45
Killing in self-defense = vigilante murder. krispos42 Apr 2012 #22
only in "DU Gun Control & RKBA Group" (hows that for a mouthful?) where day is night and Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2012 #34
I love your over-use of the term 'period' as if that settles anything. AtheistCrusader Apr 2012 #26
The only ones going on about vigilante justice are the anti-gun zealots like you and rl6214 Apr 2012 #29
God Bless SYG....YUP ileus Apr 2012 #30
Trololololo Lizzie Poppet Apr 2012 #36
Meanwhile, SIX NRA backed bills were signed into law yesterday. GreenStormCloud Apr 2012 #38
Post removed Post removed Jul 2012 #48
No burglary, no shooting, no problem. Remmah2 Jul 2012 #49
I don' believe George Zimmerman's defense will be based on SYG. slackmaster Jul 2012 #50
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