Fla. mom gets 20 years for firing warning shots

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Source: CBS News

Marissa Alexander of Jacksonville had said the state's "Stand Your Ground" law should apply to her because she was defending herself against her allegedly abusive husband when she fired warning shots inside her home in August 2010. She told police it was to escape a brutal beating by her husband, against whom she had already taken out a protective order.

CBS Affiliate WETV reports that Circuit Court Judge James Daniel handed down the sentence Friday.

Under Florida's mandatory minimum sentencing requirements Alexander could receive a lesser sentence, even though she has never been in trouble with the law before. Judge Daniel said the law did not allow for extenuating or mitigating circumstances to reduce the sentence below the 20-year minimum.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57433184/fla-mom-gets-20-years-for-firing-warning-shots/

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So 'stand your ground' is different if you're a black woman.

[NYC_SKP]

1. She stood her ground in the courtroom, turning down a plea bargain.

And they smacked her down big time.

Alexander was convicted of attempted murder after she rejected a plea deal for a three-year prison sentence. She said she did not believe she did anything wrong.

Fuckers.

[JDPriestly]

2. K&R. Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin and got off.

This woman didn't kill anyone and gets 20 years. How is that just?

[Tx4obama]

3. Locking, sorry. The article in your OP is from May 12, 2012. DU LBN has a 12 hour limit

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