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crazyjoe

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

Sun May 13, 2012, 07:13 PM

May 2012

a huge chance that someone is going to be shot. You never know where that bullet is going to end up, especially in an emotional situation.
There is no defense for her actions, imho.

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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