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It aint just Florida. Scuba Jul 2013 #1
It aint just Florida. AlbertCat Jul 2013 #39
Unlike Florida, bvar22 Jul 2013 #63
I do believe he was convicted Sissyk Jul 2013 #73
That is a pretty big difference, in my opinion. nt ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #74
Not so fast... ecstatic Jul 2013 #82
Jesus Christ. n/t DirkGently Jul 2013 #2
So who's the first DUer who will chime in with the 'mitigating circumstances?' Blue_Tires Jul 2013 #3
I think it's a person named Blue_Tires. nt el_bryanto Jul 2013 #4
+1 alittlelark Jul 2013 #8
Hope my JustAnotherGen Jul 2013 #5
He probably told someone once that he wanted to be a bad-ass. rhett o rick Jul 2013 #9
great point! JustAnotherGen Jul 2013 #12
Wow. Just Saying Jul 2013 #6
Best way to stop a bad racist with a gun is a good racist with a gun, I guess. Orrex Jul 2013 #10
Let's just have one or two black vigilantes "stand their ground" and the law will disappear. The Wielding Truth Jul 2013 #34
It would be interesting to see how the media would spin it Orrex Jul 2013 #36
Somehow ... I don't think a black man would ever actually be covered by the law etherealtruth Jul 2013 #38
True, assuming the black SYG defendant made it alive to court CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #56
that's what got ronnie raygun to end open carry in california. the black panthers started walking leftyohiolib Jul 2013 #40
Exactly. The Wielding Truth Jul 2013 #45
Here's one of the images that scared the shit out of white Californians tularetom Jul 2013 #52
there needs to be alot more of this - you want to end syg, there's the answer leftyohiolib Jul 2013 #65
I just can't believe what's going down in this country. calimary Jul 2013 #51
Asshole has security cameras but decided to murder this child instead? Orrex Jul 2013 #7
What? The victim should just stand by and call police and hope for the best? Robb Jul 2013 #16
Um, right. Yes, do go on... NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #42
Which one had the Mossberg shotgun? Robb Jul 2013 #62
More obfuscation and misdirection, avoiding an answer to the original question, Robb... NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #64
Two days after Sandy Hook you posted that. Robb Jul 2013 #66
As you know, the context for that post is no longer visible on DU. It's pointless to argue. NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #67
Baloney. Robb Jul 2013 #68
More obfuscation and misdirection, avoiding an answer to the original question, Robb... NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #69
The nature of your character is revealed in your posts. Robb Jul 2013 #70
As is yours, Robb. This very thread, your own OP and replies, are quite revealing. (nt) NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #71
Gun enthusiasts are understandably bothered Robb Jul 2013 #72
I cannot believe you two are still fighitng over this. Rex Jul 2013 #76
please continue uponit7771 Jul 2013 #49
Let's see, three hours and counting hatrack Jul 2013 #58
Another law-abiding legal gun owner. sinkingfeeling Jul 2013 #11
He is not the first, and won't be the last. mstinamotorcity2 Jul 2013 #13
Milwaukee is and has been one of the most racially segregated cities ... Myrina Jul 2013 #14
I left in 73 SCVDem Jul 2013 #32
Clear case of First Degree Homicide Half-Century Man Jul 2013 #15
+1000 geardaddy Jul 2013 #25
Yep AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #29
+1 Blue_Tires Jul 2013 #50
Don't want to make it seem this isn't a horrible crime but booley Jul 2013 #17
Looks like he's going to die in jail. AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #18
Will these motherfuckers stop playing cop?! sakabatou Jul 2013 #19
Not as long as they have their guns wryter2000 Jul 2013 #21
Are the cops any better? MNBrewer Jul 2013 #27
Hell if know sakabatou Jul 2013 #28
speechless. nt LittleGirl Jul 2013 #20
He's another one of those creepy crazy old men EC Jul 2013 #22
This is despicable robert87 Jul 2013 #23
Spooner will now know what real "trouble" is SHRED Jul 2013 #24
Boycott MILWAUKEE NOW! L0oniX Jul 2013 #26
Only if the family had to fight the city for two months to get an arrest. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #37
hell how many days did it take for okieinpain Jul 2013 #46
It wasn't like it was anyone "IMPORTANT".... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #48
I live next door to a black family AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #30
didn't this happen last year? RedRocco Jul 2013 #31
Yes. Article liked at OP appears to be an update of his trial (n/t) JHB Jul 2013 #33
Wanna bet this guy was a FOX "News" fan? Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #35
The Fox News Channel ought to be sued out of business SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2013 #44
I really believe it will vanish when Murdock dies. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #47
How I wish I could believe that, but there's so much money in his media empire Hekate Jul 2013 #57
FOX "News" hurts the rest of the Fox Entertainment franchise.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #60
I do hope you are right. nt Hekate Jul 2013 #61
Somebody else will come along. It makes too much money. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2013 #77
It really doesn't. They're demographic is shrinking. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #78
I hope so. Hope there isn't an automatic geezer gene that makes you turn on that channel. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2013 #79
$1M IrishAyes Jul 2013 #41
Tragically, IrishAyes Jul 2013 #43
Reminds me of the Yoshihiro Hattori case out of Louisiana in the early 90's. stranger81 Jul 2013 #83
in that case the old guy was actually sorry and gave up his gun JI7 Jul 2013 #84
Wow . . . . Didn't realize he gave up his gun. Good for him. stranger81 Jul 2013 #85
We will be seeing a lot more of this now. n/t Laffy Kat Jul 2013 #53
Is this a hate crime yet? postulater Jul 2013 #54
I daresay had he not been convicted ... Kennah Jul 2013 #80
They just put him in the back of a squad car while they investigated? WTF? djean111 Jul 2013 #55
why wouldn't they? Blue_Tires Jul 2013 #75
he will be tried in milwaukee county--think his goose is cooked--if he gets a change of venue to dembotoz Jul 2013 #59
I can't help but wonder what would have happened ecstatic Jul 2013 #81
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