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NutmegYankee

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17. Agree. It's not a RKBA issue at all.
Sun Feb 9, 2014, 04:17 PM
Feb 2014

One it's face, the idea seemed sound. In practice, it's a disaster.

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Are SYG laws weapon agnostic? [View all] PowerToThePeople Feb 2014 OP
Pretty sure knives are included. NutmegYankee Feb 2014 #1
Just as she would be without SYG Major Nikon Feb 2014 #4
The burden of proof would be on her. NutmegYankee Feb 2014 #7
NRA/ALEC fantasyworld nonsense Major Nikon Feb 2014 #9
Congrats on the first Godwin style loss of the thread. nt NutmegYankee Feb 2014 #10
Congrats on the God-lose Major Nikon Feb 2014 #12
I'm familiar with it. You still lost. NutmegYankee Feb 2014 #14
I lost because you don't agree Major Nikon Feb 2014 #16
LOL. NutmegYankee Feb 2014 #30
Genius! Major Nikon Feb 2014 #33
Are you always this dense? NutmegYankee Feb 2014 #38
So you said "Godwin" but what you really meant was "Association fallacy" Major Nikon Feb 2014 #46
I said Godwin style. NutmegYankee Feb 2014 #47
This keeps getting better and better Major Nikon Feb 2014 #63
You just keep heaping on the FAIL! NutmegYankee Feb 2014 #70
Impressive word salad Major Nikon Feb 2014 #71
You should take your own advice. nt NutmegYankee Feb 2014 #72
I like you Major Nikon Feb 2014 #74
Often misunderstood, as you demonstrated just now. Allow me to clarify it some for you. Electric Monk Feb 2014 #18
*yawn* NutmegYankee Feb 2014 #29
No need for the ad hominem link NutmegYankee Feb 2014 #43
Zimmy didn't get off using SYG. LAGC Feb 2014 #25
More right wing fantasyworld mythology Major Nikon Feb 2014 #28
Wrong. LAGC Feb 2014 #36
If you really want to see cognitive dissonance, show them the california jury instructions.. X_Digger Feb 2014 #39
Exactly. LAGC Feb 2014 #41
Never mind the actual criminal defense attorneys at DU who said it was straight self-defense. X_Digger Feb 2014 #42
Actual self defense attorneys at DU? kcr Feb 2014 #49
Did you mis-read my statement? We have a few criminal defense attorneys who post here. X_Digger Feb 2014 #50
Nope, didn't misread kcr Feb 2014 #51
When you have questions about law, do you prefer a reporter or a lawyer? X_Digger Feb 2014 #52
You know where I don't seek the advice and opinions of lawyers? kcr Feb 2014 #53
You know where I don't seek legal advice? From reporters / bloggers / talking heads. X_Digger Feb 2014 #55
Well, if you don't seek them there kcr Feb 2014 #56
I spoke to quite a few. I have family in the business, as well as friends and friends-of-friends. X_Digger Feb 2014 #57
Big surprise. People you choose to associate with kcr Feb 2014 #60
Don't take my word for it, ask a defense attorney yourself. X_Digger Feb 2014 #62
I don't have to ask a defense attorney kcr Feb 2014 #67
She could have said she liked the color of his eyes.. X_Digger Feb 2014 #73
Except that she said it did. kcr Feb 2014 #78
So do you think california's jury instructions make similar cases there "SYG"? X_Digger Feb 2014 #81
Yes, I do kcr Feb 2014 #83
Lol, except california doesn't have SYG. Quite a quandry, eh? n/t X_Digger Feb 2014 #86
lol, omgz!1 kcr Feb 2014 #88
Worked yourself right into a corner, lol. X_Digger Feb 2014 #90
I admitted no such thing. I'm saying the opposite, in fact. kcr Feb 2014 #92
...anonymously Major Nikon Feb 2014 #69
And here I thought you were a Major. Imagine my disappointment. X_Digger Feb 2014 #76
In the mean time...... here's three shovels....... rdharma Feb 2014 #80
Have anything actually substantive to contribute, or are you just going to snark in passing? X_Digger Feb 2014 #82
Take your pick! nt rdharma Feb 2014 #93
So how about it? Anything substantive? X_Digger Feb 2014 #95
Something substantive? I see you decided to take a pick. rdharma Feb 2014 #98
As I expected. Snark without substance. *sigh* I had such high hopes this time. n/t X_Digger Feb 2014 #100
Get a "strong holster" for your pick and keep it safely stored. nt rdharma Feb 2014 #101
I just rang up the Almighty on the red phone Major Nikon Feb 2014 #85
Swing and a miss! Oh so close. X_Digger Feb 2014 #87
Did you not read what the attorney wrote? Major Nikon Feb 2014 #97
I read it, and it doesn't apply to this case. X_Digger Feb 2014 #99
Aww, where'd ya go? X_Digger Feb 2014 #103
Once again, the revelation of inconvenient truths has caused the ill-prepared to flee friendly_iconoclast Feb 2014 #106
Bias: Major Nikon Feb 2014 #45
He got off because the SYG law changed the definition of self-defense in Florida. Hoyt Feb 2014 #102
Burden of proof is fucked up? MattBaggins Feb 2014 #35
In making a rape victim justify her efforts to escape - yes. NutmegYankee Feb 2014 #40
Sure. Iggo Feb 2014 #2
"exist so you can..." cherokeeprogressive Feb 2014 #3
You have a better explanation? Major Nikon Feb 2014 #5
How about this PowerToThePeople Feb 2014 #6
Good lord man NutmegYankee Feb 2014 #8
Now, now: blueridge3210 Feb 2014 #11
You can't just finish someone off - it's murder PowerToThePeople Feb 2014 #15
A gun doesn't always kill. NutmegYankee Feb 2014 #21
Maybe I missed it, but I read the FL SYG statute and it does not seem to say that deadly AlinPA Feb 2014 #20
It's buried in 0776.012 and 0776.041. NutmegYankee Feb 2014 #23
Thanks, I'll look for that. AlinPA Feb 2014 #24
Under florida's law you can start a fight and then kill your opponent if you are getting your ass Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #22
There are two types of force - NutmegYankee Feb 2014 #26
nontheless, you can start a fight and then legally kill the person you attacked. Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #31
Only if you were in imminent risk of death and could not escape. NutmegYankee Feb 2014 #32
yes. Some people (here included) conflate syg laws with rkba - but they are separate. Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #13
Agree. It's not a RKBA issue at all. NutmegYankee Feb 2014 #17
Yes PowerToThePeople Feb 2014 #19
Yes, it is.. X_Digger Feb 2014 #27
It is not flame bait PowerToThePeople Feb 2014 #34
And another canard.. X_Digger Feb 2014 #37
I can't legally carry a sword, folding baton, etc. But any yahoo can get a gun toting permit. Hoyt Feb 2014 #44
Only a nutjob would openly carry a sword in public..... claiming it was for "self defense". rdharma Feb 2014 #84
That's the way I feel about gunz. People claim self-defense, but it's usually something else Hoyt Feb 2014 #91
I'm not sure about drowning someone or throwing them off a building ... spin Feb 2014 #48
I'm confused. What does "agnostic" have to do with this thread? lob1 Feb 2014 #54
agnostic PowerToThePeople Feb 2014 #58
Thanks, PowertothePeople. I never heard the word used that way. lob1 Feb 2014 #61
I'm interested in the answers to this question: freshwest Feb 2014 #59
I am a fan of the burning alive SYG PowerToThePeople Feb 2014 #64
I'm a Wham and Zoolander fan (a little) but I don't see a SYG there... n/t freshwest Feb 2014 #66
True, but the idea is PowerToThePeople Feb 2014 #68
Teabaggers would love that option, the whole world is a violent riot in their eyes. Too much TV! n/t freshwest Feb 2014 #75
Yup, that is what RKBA and SYG have created; PowerToThePeople Feb 2014 #77
Honestly, the media has accomplished this just as well. NutmegYankee Feb 2014 #79
I believe most such laws simply specify the "use of lethal force." Lizzie Poppet Feb 2014 #65
I've always liked the M-79 w/ M-576 rounds for self-defense....... rdharma Feb 2014 #89
Uh-huh... Lizzie Poppet Feb 2014 #94
Oh, darned! I thought I could get me some luv from serious gun enthusiasts....... rdharma Feb 2014 #96
I believe the concept is, if you have a right to be where you are, Skip Intro Feb 2014 #104
Doesn't specify specific weapons madville Feb 2014 #105
What? And ruin a perfectly good anti-gun rant in GD? Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #107
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