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20. My only point here is the punishment didn't fit the crime

Fri May 11, 2012, 09:06 PM

May 2012

and the punishment is very extreme especially in light of the circumstances. The only way I can see to really rectify the matter is for her to be pardoned.

Perhaps legal eagles have a better solution but to let this woman sit in prison for any extended length of time for shooting a warning shot is a complete miscarriage of justice.

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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

I'm torn up as well. This is not justice but rather a perversion of it. think May 2012 #4

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

She never left the house. She went into the garage which is attached to the main living quarters Tx4obama May 2012 #9

Essentially, the prosecutor, angela corey's office, didn't believe her. Cerridwen May 2012 #7

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

This is more than a bad prosecutor. The law is apparently messed up and the jury made a bad rhett o rick May 2012 #10

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

Hey, complaining about this state's inconsistent legal enforcement has been a crusade of mine. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #14

It's a very worthy crusade. Florida needs to take a good look at what think May 2012 #16

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

Speaking of criminals it is Rick Scott who should be doing 20 for medicare fraud think May 2012 #17

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

The "warning shot" seems to not have put a bullet through the ceiling, but through a wall. AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #22

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

wall..ceiling..it doesn't matter. Once you fire a weapon, you are taking crazyjoe May 2012 #27

IMHO, if a bullet hits a wall near a person with whom the shooter is angry, it is less likely to AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #35

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

She fired thru a wall into the living room where the man and boys were. Kaleva May 2012 #30

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