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think

(11,641 posts) Fri May 11, 2012, 06:02 PM May 2012

What the fuck is wrong with the law enforcement there? It is like they are making the shit up as they go!

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Florida needs to pardon the gal who just got 20 years for firing a warning shot [View all] think May 2012 OP

I'd sign a petition. Wait Wut May 2012 #1

Why didnt the "Stand Your Ground" law apply to her? nm rhett o rick May 2012 #2

Really... Laxman May 2012 #5

From what I have read... Bill219 May 2012 #6

I don't know how the prosecutor can sleep at night. DLevine May 2012 #3

I heard it only took them an hour to come to a decision. laundry_queen May 2012 #24

She was SYGWB (Standing Your Ground While Black). Florida coalition_unwilling May 2012 #33

Yes. What happened to her is so incredibly wrong. dkf May 2012 #8

This is outrageous. Someone needs to help her. nt Honeycombe8 May 2012 #11

Yep. I am at a loss as to how this can be considered justice. think May 2012 #12

She violated the unwritten part of that law. 99Forever May 2012 #13

Won't happen with the current governor. DavidDvorkin May 2012 #15

She got 20 years?? Thats's extreme crazyjoe May 2012 #18

My only point here is the punishment didn't fit the crime think May 2012 #20

agreed, 20 years is a long friggin time, she didn't hurt anyone. crazyjoe May 2012 #21

According to one reported story, AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #23

From the CNN article... Cave_Johnson May 2012 #25

She NEVER LEFT THE HOUSE. She went into an attached garage and the coalition_unwilling May 2012 #34

The governor of Florida has several options. Kaleva May 2012 #19

Racist double standards. Odin2005 May 2012 #26

pardon?? i don't think so. crazyjoe May 2012 #28

she's been in jail for 458 days already for a warning shot think May 2012 #29

Thank you for the information. I must say that changes everything think May 2012 #31

I agree on the harshness on the sentence. Kaleva May 2012 #32