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In reply to the discussion: Marissa Alexander gets Thanksgiving & early Christmas present. She was released on bond from prison [View all]hack89
(39,179 posts)19. If I was to shoot in the direction of two children
don't you think that should be a serious crime? How about shooting blindly not know where the bullet will land - should that be a crime.
[Gray] moved to the living room where his children were. Subsequently, [Alexander] emerged from the master bedroom and went into the garage where her car was parked. [Alexander] testified she was trying to leave the residence but could not get the garage door to open. (The Court notes that despite [Alexander's] claim she was in fear for her life at that point and trying to get away from [Gray], she did not leave the house through the back or front doors which were unobstructed. Additionally, the garage door had worked previously and there was no evidence to support her claim.) [Alexander] then retrieved her firearm from the glove box of the vehicle. [Alexander] returned to the kitchen with the firearm in her hand and pointed it in the direction of all three victims. [Gray] put his hands in the air. [Alexander] shot at [Gray], barely missing his head. The bullet traveled through the kitchen wall and into the ceiling in the living room. The victims fled the residence and immediately called 911. [Alexander] stayed in the marital home and at no point called 911.
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Marissa Alexander gets Thanksgiving & early Christmas present. She was released on bond from prison [View all]
kpete
Nov 2013
OP
Save your breath; for some, "nuance" = "the women my uncles just married"
friendly_iconoclast
Nov 2013
#63
When someone shoots and kills a 72 year old person with dementia and doesn't even get held.
Thor_MN
Nov 2013
#7
It's because they've been misinformed in a highly deliberate and coordinated way. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#54
Some, yes, but I am not convinced that is the case with many of her supporters...
Demo_Chris
Nov 2013
#55
Last time she was out on bail she used the time beating up the victim. nt
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#16
do not trust the justice system-i would not relax until completely freed with permission to leave
dembotoz
Nov 2013
#24
Nope, she should just use her face to deflect his use of hands in domestic violence incidents.
Thor_MN
Nov 2013
#43
In FL it must be o.k. for a white adult to gun down and kill an unarmed black child whereas a
indepat
Nov 2013
#30