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flvegan

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3. Sweet Jesus, I finally have to chime in.

Reply to Hugabear (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 11:07 PM

Mar 2012

Your statement that "Stand Your Ground" is nothing more than legalized murder is bullshit, regardless of how you want to frame it with this event with Zimmerman.

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In Florida - "Stand Your Ground" = legalized murder [View all] Hugabear Mar 2012 OP

Barbaric, wild west bullshit. n/t Ed Suspicious Mar 2012 #1

so he should not have stood his ground? arely staircase Mar 2012 #2

Sweet Jesus, I finally have to chime in. flvegan Mar 2012 #3

So people are not being killed needlessly because of this law? Hugabear Mar 2012 #4

You stated that "stand your ground" was "legalized murder" flvegan Mar 2012 #10

What the hell do you think is going on with the Zimmerman case? Hugabear Mar 2012 #22

Due process. flvegan Mar 2012 #26

How is it not legalized murder? n/t arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #5

Better question...how is it? flvegan Mar 2012 #11

Because some gun-culture members think it gives them licence to kill. Hoyt Mar 2012 #14

Perception is a funny thing. n/t flvegan Mar 2012 #17

Man stalks young lad in his truck and then arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #15

You should re-read my response. flvegan Mar 2012 #18

I won't dignify that response, thanks. n/t arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #21

Meaning...what? flvegan Mar 2012 #28

Florida law itself gives lie to your statement.. X_Digger Mar 2012 #6

What the law says and what really happens are two different things Hugabear Mar 2012 #9

Then that's an enforcement problem, not a law problem. X_Digger Mar 2012 #13

Call it whatever you want, laws this easily misinterpreted, need to be changed. Hoyt Mar 2012 #24

Duty to Retreat is not coming back. X_Digger Mar 2012 #27

As the law is being applied by law enforcement, arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #12

Judge Lewis (the judge in the gang case) also skipped that section (776.041) X_Digger Mar 2012 #19

It sounds like one bloody mess! arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #23

Yep, Lewis was soundly excoriated for the decision. X_Digger Mar 2012 #25

It's license to shoot anyone who makes you upset. nt MrScorpio Mar 2012 #7

Oh it's legalized murder alright. That law is a licsence to kill anone anywhere... 1620rock Mar 2012 #8

That is the only thing I can deduce as well. n/t arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #16

Unfortunately many "progressive" gunners joined NRA & RW extremists to propel this legislation... hlthe2b Mar 2012 #20

Locking: There is a group for exactly this topic hootinholler Mar 2012 #29