“Stand Your Ground” Has Got to F***ing Go. [View all]

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http://bluntandcranky.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/stand-your-ground-has-got-to-fing-go/

Snips:

"If Trayvon Martin was of age and armed, could he have stood his ground on that sidewalk? And do we actually think that he would have been justified in shooting Mr. Zimmerman, who had followed him in a car, because he felt threatened?” the president said."

Think about it: Armed Citizen Number A meets Armed Citizen Letter 2. Both feel threatened by the other. A gun battle ensues, because both shooters are justified under Stand Your Ground (SYG) laws. Somebody dies, nobody can be charged, and people realize they can kill anyone they damned well please just by claiming that they were all skeered and s***.

The more people on the ground with guns and nebulous rules of engagement, the more shootings and shootouts we will see. Just like Sanford. But all over the country. Not just one kid, but many times many.

More at the link, including a link to a story about a burglar who shot the man he was robbing, and is using SYG in his defense.

The whole f***ing country will become a gigantic OK Corral if we keep on with the Stand Your Ground laws, as the President suggested yesterday. He's right.