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9. yes indeed, terrible dangerous criminal who had never been arrested before

Reply to JJChambers (Reply #8)

Wed Mar 5, 2014, 09:31 PM

Mar 2014

Alexander had never been arrested before she fired a bullet at a wall one day in 2010 to scare off her husband when she felt he was threatening her. Nobody was hurt, but the judge in the case said he was bound by state law to sentence her to 20 years in prison after she was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Alexander has maintained that the shot fired was a warning shot.

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I never understood the Marissa Alexander defender brigade [View all] JJChambers Mar 2014 OP

there's a prison cell for everyone in America.... mike_c Mar 2014 #1

If shooting at your ex and your kids doesn't make you a violent criminal JJChambers Mar 2014 #2

Do you think her children would "demand the justice" of having their mother locked up ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #3

She harmed no one ... Trajan Mar 2014 #4

She harmed no one because she missed JJChambers Mar 2014 #6

This is classic shit stirring at it's DU worst Trajan Mar 2014 #12

The big issue for me is the contrast with other gun cases in Florida Bjorn Against Mar 2014 #5

say what? and link to her being arrested for domestic violence after her release cali Mar 2014 #7

What JJChambers Mar 2014 #8

yes indeed, terrible dangerous criminal who had never been arrested before cali Mar 2014 #9

Of course 60 years is too harsh, as is a 20 year senrence. Jenoch Mar 2014 #10

The sentence they seek is unjust. flvegan Mar 2014 #11