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Life Long Dem

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2. Yeah, I think the SYG law works real good.

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 11:57 PM

Mar 2012

Miami judge decides fatal stabbing was self-defense

Judge Beth Bloom threw out the murder charge against a man who chased a car burglar for more than a block and then stabbed him, killing him.

Greyston Garcia, whose murder charges were thrown out by a Miami-Dade judge Wednesday based on Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' law.

By DAVID OVALLE
dovalle@MiamiHerald.com

As critics assail Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law in the wake of the killing of an unarmed Miami Gardens teen in Sanford, a Miami-Dade judge on Wednesday cited the law in tossing out the case of a man who chased down a suspected burglar and stabbed him to death.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/21/2706789/miami-judge-stabbing-in-the-back.html#storylink=cpy

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The NRA & GOP need to wake up and realize that George Zimmerman isn't their posterboy for SYG [View all] LynneSin Mar 2012 OP

They will continue to defend "stand your ground" laws until tularetom Mar 2012 #1

Yeah, I think the SYG law works real good. Life Long Dem Mar 2012 #2

Since when did "Facts" ever stand in the way of Republicans? Katashi_itto Mar 2012 #3

Why would a registered Democrat be a poster boy for the GOP? Zax2me Mar 2012 #4

LynneSin what are you doing! ellisonz Mar 2012 #5

Like the GOP would actually take the advice from a Democratic Underground member LynneSin Mar 2012 #7

Based on the amount of trolling they do... ellisonz Mar 2012 #8

If DU could only have about 1% influence on the GOP this world would still be a better place LynneSin Mar 2012 #10

If the NRA and GOP "woke up" -- they would cease to be the NRA and GOP! villager Mar 2012 #6

They have succeeded in changing the narrative to craven lies on many many occasions librechik Mar 2012 #9

SYG is not an acronym that has been approved yet- Please refrain/stop using it snooper2 Mar 2012 #11

I only did it because it would fit in the title space LynneSin Mar 2012 #12