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christx30

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83. A warning shot is never a good idea.

Thu Jan 29, 2015, 04:19 PM

Jan 2015

You don't know where those shots are going to go. What goes up, as they say, must come down. If you're firing into the air, and not the person that is threatening you, then you don't believe that your life is in danger. You fire that weapon because you believe that is the only way you are going to protect your life. It's not about scaring someone away. The law is very clear. If I'm walking outside and 3 men approach and try to mug me, I'm better off shooting one in the chest, saying that I was afraid for my life than firing at a random direction.
I think 20 years is way too long, but she did not do the right thing here. But glad she's only getting house arrest instead of prison time.

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woman who fired warning shots and got 20 yr sentence walks free [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jan 2015 OP

Finally! LittleBlue Jan 2015 #1

It's still unjust IMHO. Two years house arrest while Zimm walks free for killing someone? stevenleser Jan 2015 #10

This case, nor Zimmerman's, had anything to do with Stand Your Ground. DesMoinesDem Jan 2015 #2

The article mentions Zimmerman not being related to "Stand Your Ground" law, just self defense. braddy Jan 2015 #8

Yes, 18 paragraphs into it they mention that. Their bizarre headline states DesMoinesDem Jan 2015 #26

Few make that connection madville Jan 2015 #47

psst! 2 years of "house arrest" is not free nt msongs Jan 2015 #3

u r right Liberal_in_LA Jan 2015 #4

It's the Daily Fail. n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2015 #7

Yes, and she has to pay hundreds a month brush Jan 2015 #19

So glad to hear she'll not be jailed 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #5

Firing at someone's head is not a warning shot hack89 Jan 2015 #6

Not trying to pick a fight here Kelvin Mace Jan 2015 #9

One problem is that she left the house, got her gun, reentered the house and opened fire. hack89 Jan 2015 #11

Thanks, I have heard so many conflicting Kelvin Mace Jan 2015 #16

You're leaving out the part where ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #21

I think you need to read the court transcripts again hack89 Jan 2015 #23

I have ... several times 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #24

And you discounted all the opportunities she had to escape hack89 Jan 2015 #33

Here's what she admitted to. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2015 #39

I don't think you really have. nt Logical Jan 2015 #63

Yeah, I make a practice of lying on anonymous message boards ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #67

So you think no one lies on the internet? Really? nt Logical Jan 2015 #68

I know I don't lieon the internet, or IRL ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #70

There's no longer any doubt, disagreement or question. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2015 #31

She was violating a restraining order davidn3600 Jan 2015 #13

Ah, thank you Kelvin Mace Jan 2015 #15

Going out to the garage is not exactly leaving the scene brush Jan 2015 #22

Her actions were in no way self-defense davidn3600 Jan 2015 #29

It amazes me that so many people . . . brush Jan 2015 #40

Im not saying the original sentence was right davidn3600 Jan 2015 #42

So she's been in jail for what � three years? Wouldn't you say that's more than enough . . . brush Jan 2015 #62

not people, men noiretextatique Jan 2015 #75

Excuse me...but as a female, I think both she and zimmerman are guilty. Both shot at children. nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #84

What's up DU? Sure is a whole lot of hating going on for an abuse victim. brush Jan 2015 #85

No--I think she should have taken the deal she was offered in the first case...three years. But I msanthrope Jan 2015 #86

This message was self-deleted by its author brush Jan 2015 #41

Between the two of them, she's the only one convicted of battering the other. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2015 #32

She hadn't lived in the home for months hack89 Jan 2015 #35

Neither of the former were true. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2015 #27

"Firing at someone's head is not a warning shot--" So Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #12

As a convicted felon she can no longer legally own a gun. nt hack89 Jan 2015 #14

Good. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2015 #28

Terrorizing and abusing someone is not a good way to continue living seveneyes Jan 2015 #49

She had not been living with him and the kids for months hack89 Jan 2015 #51

Perhaps seveneyes Jan 2015 #52

Or she could have stayed away from him like she had for months. Nt hack89 Jan 2015 #54

Kick & highly recommended. William769 Jan 2015 #17

What is good for George Zimmerman.... Omaha Steve Jan 2015 #18

Good! That was a bullshit sentence from the beginning! Rex Jan 2015 #20

She was offered a generous plea deal by the state which she rejected. hack89 Jan 2015 #38

And just think, if she would have taken the generous plea deal she would be in prison. Rex Jan 2015 #56

Innocent until proven guilty? Sure. But once proven guilty... guilty it is. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2015 #25

She should sue the State for wrongful prosecution. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #30

Uh... "plea deal" means plead guilty. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2015 #34

As if "the lesser of two evils" is a new concept here. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #48

a plea deal has as much to do with actual guilt Tsiyu Jan 2015 #65

Heroic convicted domestic abusers. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2015 #74

That'll be an uphill battle, considering her guilty plea Orrex Jan 2015 #36

Proof our courts are about the best deal that can be negotiated. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #44

Finally Some Good News billhicks76 Jan 2015 #37

At long last. Chemisse Jan 2015 #43

Had to plead guilty to three felonies madville Jan 2015 #45

A warning shot a terrible idea? madfloridian Jan 2015 #46

So three violent felonies shouldn't result in jail time now? madville Jan 2015 #53

Think about it. He abused her, and she was given restraining order. That's so amazingly twisted. madfloridian Jan 2015 #55

They could have been abusing each other madville Jan 2015 #59

And she shot a gun at him... GummyBearz Jan 2015 #60

So we are OK with warning shots now? We like guns now? OK, nice. nt Logical Jan 2015 #64

Shooting a warning shot is usually a bad idea davidn3600 Jan 2015 #66

A warning shot is never a good idea. christx30 Jan 2015 #83

Justice limps across the finish line. AtomicKitten Jan 2015 #50

+1 Rex Jan 2015 #58

I remember this story... yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #57

86 recs? It is apparent that DU'ers remember *a* story. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2015 #80

87 now... yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #82

Very happy to see she is out of jail... chillfactor Jan 2015 #61

I hope she doesn't kill anyone. Vattel Jan 2015 #69

she is under house arrest for two years, AND has to pay the $105/week cost of the tracking niyad Jan 2015 #71

Plea: "guilty to three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon" flvegan Jan 2015 #72

I rarely agree with you flvegan. cwydro Jan 2015 #77

angela corey has a lot to answer for. niyad Jan 2015 #73

What? She got three convictions. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2015 #76

remember george zimmerman? he is still walking free, and he killed an innocent young man. niyad Jan 2015 #87

non sequitur. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2015 #88

not a non sequitur, since the prosecutor in the cases was the same. firing warning shots niyad Jan 2015 #89

Shocking! Actual justice! nt Enthusiast Jan 2015 #78

Do pro-gunners almost always agree with White shooters and disagree with Black shooters? n/t ieoeja Jan 2015 #79

Are there people out there who believe if you repeat this "she fired a warning shot" nonsense.. seldomseensmith Jan 2015 #81