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tishaLA

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42. Another victory for "stand your ground."

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2022, 03:38 PM

Oct 2022

Stupid laws embolden stupid people to do stupid things thinking they're being smart.

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Teen, his dad shoot at woman they mistakenly thought tried to break in, Florida cops say [View all] In It to Win It Oct 2022 OP

Alexa, tell me a news article about Jerry2144 Oct 2022 #1

They shot at her 7 times with a .45? Where'd those bullets go? TheBlackAdder Oct 2022 #20

One of them went through her kid's car seat Warpy Oct 2022 #35

That's fucked up. Nevilledog Oct 2022 #2

Both are now charged with attempted murder. She barely escaped being hit. TheBlackAdder Oct 2022 #21

Looks like the father did a good job of teaching the son :( patricia92243 Oct 2022 #3

That's usually the case sadly. SheltieLover Oct 2022 #4

It's called "grooming". LakeArenal Oct 2022 #6

"Quote-on-quote"? Aristus Oct 2022 #5

Great Idea. Now Add TX Please. nt SoCalDavidS Oct 2022 #9

Eggs xactly. Put someting in those quotes! GreenWave Oct 2022 #17

And NOOO use of the U.S. dollar for them peppertree Oct 2022 #27

The woman they shot at had nothing to do with returning their package csziggy Oct 2022 #41

My guess is that neither have had any self defense training at all. Kaleva Oct 2022 #7

Comedy of errors maxsolomon Oct 2022 #8

She can dangle their gun rights from her rear view mirror once she recovers. MLAA Oct 2022 #10

...and their balls! Nt albacore Oct 2022 #32

Oh yeah, beats the hell out of fuzzy dice MLAA Oct 2022 #33

And thus, the reason our communities are degrading. Baitball Blogger Oct 2022 #11

Wow Demovictory9 Oct 2022 #12

There are los of people out there like these--they have a gun and they're itching to use it-- raccoon Oct 2022 #13

Looks like the medication arrived a day late. grantcart Oct 2022 #14

It's like they think they're cops. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2022 #15

I'm so old I remember when people used to want to go to Florida in retirement. Vinca Oct 2022 #16

I'd sooner be in Alaska. lindysalsagal Oct 2022 #31

Alaska has a higher homicide rate then Fla EX500rider Oct 2022 #39

Florida Man and Son with guns. What could possibly go wrong? GreenWave Oct 2022 #18

If only she had been carrying DavidDvorkin Oct 2022 #19

Another "victory" Mr.Bill Oct 2022 #22

No doubt MTG is whining about their being "persecuted" durablend Oct 2022 #37

In my job I've encountered numerous men with detailed fantasies about shooting imagined intruders Orrex Oct 2022 #23

There were quite a few here defending Alec Baldwin Kaleva Oct 2022 #47

The answer to every problem is more guns IronLionZion Oct 2022 #24

I think the lesson in Florida is to write on the package: Wrong Address ... Hekate Oct 2022 #25

There was a time that I would deliver mail mistakenly delivered to me but I wouldn't dare r/o SoBlueInFL Oct 2022 #36

No names attributed to the perpetrators? SYFROYH Oct 2022 #26

Two examples of the legendary "good guys with guns" . . . AndyS Oct 2022 #28

Now's THAT's Yahoo News peppertree Oct 2022 #29

Sorry, Florida. This one's yours. lindysalsagal Oct 2022 #30

crosses florida off the retirement locations list... ZonkerHarris Oct 2022 #34

Climate change should have crossed the state off everyone's list 20 years ago. Kaleva Oct 2022 #46

This article is worthless without the races of the shooters and victim maxrandb Oct 2022 #38

Their names are sarisataka Oct 2022 #40

Adopted? Stepson? Jimbo S Oct 2022 #43

And now that you've seen the photos, are you "standing your ground" with respect to your post? onenote Oct 2022 #44

Appears they are Latino. Was that your guess and if so, why? Kaleva Oct 2022 #45

The crickets are excruciatingly loud sarisataka Oct 2022 #49

Yep Kaleva Oct 2022 #50

Another victory for "stand your ground." tishaLA Oct 2022 #42

... a neighbor of 73-year-old Gino Colonacosta noticed they received a package of prescription struggle4progress Oct 2022 #48