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41. Shooter was hispanic in this case. I realize yours was a knee-jerk reaction, but you should

Reply to Comrade Grumpy (Reply #12)

Thu Mar 15, 2012, 09:48 PM

Mar 2012

probably find another thread to react so ignorantly to.

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Apparently, in FL you can shoot and kill anybody walking down the street, [View all] MoonRiver Mar 2012 OP

The Castle Doctrine RockaFowler Mar 2012 #1

Castle doctrine laws have nothing to do with this. TheWraith Mar 2012 #5

This is a tiny extension of the Castle Doctrine Doctor_J Mar 2012 #24

Blatant falsehood... ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2012 #32

Actually, this is the "Stand Your Ground" doctrine. If you feel threatened, commence firing. 11 Bravo Mar 2012 #26

The main difference between the newer version of the law... spin Mar 2012 #43

Only if they needed killin'. eppur_se_muova Mar 2012 #2

No, you can't. TheWraith Mar 2012 #3

This was... butterfly77 Mar 2012 #34

FYI, the shooter in this case was Hispanic. Egalitariat Mar 2012 #40

He's comin' right for us! OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #4

I'll probably just stay out of FL along with TX and a few other southern places MoonRiver Mar 2012 #7

Well that is certainly your choice OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #8

Being black in Florida is dangerous. Lint Head Mar 2012 #6

1923 NCTraveler Mar 2012 #13

Dead 17 year old. 2012. Lint Head Mar 2012 #29

? NCTraveler Mar 2012 #44

here CreekDog Mar 2012 #51

It means racism is alive and well in Florida today not just 1923. Lint Head Mar 2012 #53

Well, unless my husband is HOME HockeyMom Mar 2012 #9

Thought somebody posted that this is currently being investigated. sinkingfeeling Mar 2012 #10

Only if they're black and frighten you. MineralMan Mar 2012 #11

That is it in a nutshell. nt hifiguy Mar 2012 #18

They have to be carrying Skittles jmowreader Mar 2012 #46

Only if you're white. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #12

Shooter was hispanic in this case. I realize yours was a knee-jerk reaction, but you should Egalitariat Mar 2012 #41

With a name like Zimmerman he might be Jewish as well slackmaster Mar 2012 #50

Shooter was named George Zimmerman. Some newspapers called him Hispanic (I don't know why). Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #54

Well, good. woo me with science Mar 2012 #14

Non-sequitur of the day. MineralMan Mar 2012 #15

Thank you, board monitor. woo me with science Mar 2012 #17

Nope. Just a thread reader who is willing to MineralMan Mar 2012 #19

Don't worry, woo me with science Mar 2012 #22

Trust me, we all got the point, and MineralMan identified it quite succinctly. 11 Bravo Mar 2012 #27

No, actually that wasn't the point at all. woo me with science Mar 2012 #28

Facepalm-worthy as ever. Number23 Mar 2012 #31

That leads me to wonder if a President could get a concealed carry license ... spin Mar 2012 #45

A president wouldn't NEED a concealed carry license jmowreader Mar 2012 #47

It isn't quite that simple ... spin Mar 2012 #16

Shhhh! You'll ruin the narrative. Don't you know this is how the SOUTH is? cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #36

Actually Budweiser or Miller lite is far more popular than BPR in the areas ... spin Mar 2012 #38

Well I have to admit that I haven't lived there since the 80's... cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #39

Perhaps people will start claiming they were an "enemy of the state". n/t hughee99 Mar 2012 #20

Wow. That case has been closed already? The shooter was exonerated? Nye Bevan Mar 2012 #21

The local police department closed it. MoonRiver Mar 2012 #25

That case? ManiacJoe Mar 2012 #30

Case has been turned over to the State AG by the police ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2012 #33

As you may or may not know, the Police don't necessarily decide who to charge with a crime in... Egalitariat Mar 2012 #42

the one upside I see Doctor_J Mar 2012 #23

You think "the gun people" are stupid, but feel the need to clue in DUers parenthetically cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #37

Of course.. why do you think I live here..... Fla_Democrat Mar 2012 #35

I wish I could reach out through the 'Net and shoot writers who misuse hyperbole slackmaster Mar 2012 #48

Honestly, no we can't. I asked. flvegan Mar 2012 #49

Sounds like the perfect excuse to murder blacks and gays. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #52

In Florida, you can bomb an airliner killing women and children and walk the street freely Major Nikon Mar 2012 #55