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Dopers_Greed

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25. Good news

Reply to NightWatcher (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2014, 06:44 PM

Oct 2014

Though this guy would not have been convicted if he were a cop

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Breaking: Guilty Verdict reached in Michael Dunn retrial [View all] NightWatcher Oct 2014 OP

Guilty of 1st degree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NightWatcher Oct 2014 #1

wow - did not expect that DrDan Oct 2014 #4

No surprise. But I was born & raised in Florida. Eleanors38 Oct 2014 #29

been a Florida resident for 32 years DrDan Oct 2014 #32

A study of SYG defense cases done in the wake of Eleanors38 Oct 2014 #34

it takes only one jurist to stymie a decision DrDan Oct 2014 #44

Justice at last malaise Oct 2014 #14

they sure were not out very long DrDan Oct 2014 #2

YAY!! MoonRiver Oct 2014 #3

Guilty. Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2014 #5

Most M1 convictions are based on malice aforethought and Eleanors38 Oct 2014 #35

I suggest he be forced to listen to that same music for the rest of his life. malthaussen Oct 2014 #6

Cruel, certainly. Unusual? Maybe not so much any more. nt tblue37 Oct 2014 #9

With his predominately black jailmates rocktivity Oct 2014 #20

Justice for Jordan. May his family find peace. nt geek tragedy Oct 2014 #7

+1,000! etherealtruth Oct 2014 #26

Good. nt msanthrope Oct 2014 #8

Michael DONE! JaneyVee Oct 2014 #10

Good! Finally justice was served... Spazito Oct 2014 #11

Justice long time served madokie Oct 2014 #15

Agreed... Spazito Oct 2014 #16

I was in the Guard. MohRokTah Oct 2014 #21

YES!!! TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #12

K&R pintobean Oct 2014 #13

just another douchbag w/ a gun looking for a reason to use it KG Oct 2014 #17

Smiling through the tears. n/t slumcamper Oct 2014 #18

Twelve jurors with brains plus no media frenzy coverage rocktivity Oct 2014 #19

So relieved! jen63 Oct 2014 #22

Finally....some hope for black people in America. nt Cali_Democrat Oct 2014 #23

I hope the ammosexual assholes of the world take note. I wish these types of verdicts valerief Oct 2014 #24

Good news Dopers_Greed Oct 2014 #25

Glad a FL Jury Arrived at a Better Verdict than w/Zimmerman dballance Oct 2014 #27

kick kick kick gollygee Oct 2014 #28

And once again, this verdict was reached Where? Eleanors38 Oct 2014 #30

Stopped-Clock Syndrome. (I keed!) WinkyDink Oct 2014 #38

The Narrative� must be protected at all costs. Eleanors38 Oct 2014 #39

THAT is how paranoid racist gun humpers should be dealt with Skittles Oct 2014 #31

Betcha most of the jurors have guns. nt Eleanors38 Oct 2014 #36

Good. Little Star Oct 2014 #33

Take that, Gun Culture. 99Forever Oct 2014 #37

You want murderers imprisoned, or an entire culture? Eleanors38 Oct 2014 #40

I want the main tools of murder... 99Forever Oct 2014 #45

That's not what you said. nt Eleanors38 Oct 2014 #52

He wasn't convicted of gun culture, he was convicted of murder. aikoaiko Oct 2014 #42

He is s perfect example of gun culture. 99Forever Oct 2014 #46

He wasn't convicted of proving his manhood either. aikoaiko Oct 2014 #47

Do you seriously think I give a damn... 99Forever Oct 2014 #48

Yes, you do care. That's why you keep responding aikoaiko Oct 2014 #49

Nope. 99Forever Oct 2014 #50

An important verdict. Using lethal force must be in the context of reasonable fear. aikoaiko Oct 2014 #41

So how much money did this retrial cost? NobodyHere Oct 2014 #43

I don't know very much about justice, ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #51