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ButterflyBlood

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13. From what I heard, she ran to her car, grabbed the gun, and then returned and later fired the shots

Reply to Lurks Often (Reply #10)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 11:16 AM

Jul 2013

She should've just left when she first went to the car, so I think the conviction was correct. Of course 20 years is FAR too stiff of a sentence.

The image above is incorrect too. Zimmerman was not acquitted because of the Stand Your Ground law, that wasn't brought up in trial and he waived a hearing to dismiss the charges on that. He was acquitted primarily because the prosecution did a lousy job.

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Another trial involving a Florida man who fatally shot an unarmed black teen [View all] Galraedia Jul 2013 OP

I think I'll go out and find some kids with loud music, tell them to turn it doen, then shoot one. NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #1

Michael David Dunn chuckstevens Jul 2013 #2

We are a nation of wimps and teenage victims. n/t :-( ReRe Jul 2013 #3

And, guess who the prosecutor is...Angela Corey. deminks Jul 2013 #4

Who could have guessed? Good grief. Judi Lynn Jul 2013 #14

Sorry this sounds very different to me Tumbulu Jul 2013 #5

+1. As craven as the guy in the OP is, Zimmerman was more craven still. Squinch Jul 2013 #8

agreed! nt Tumbulu Jul 2013 #17

Then he went to Subway or something. tblue Jul 2013 #16

At least twenty two frigging States have this law on the books! sheshe2 Jul 2013 #6

I really like what Ron Davis had to say Bjorn Against Jul 2013 #7

How about the woman who just fired a warning shot against an abusive husband?? Amimnoch Jul 2013 #9

I was really angry about the Marissa Alexander case Lurks Often Jul 2013 #10

Thanks for this. Do you happen to have a link to a place that details it out? Amimnoch Jul 2013 #11

Here is one Lurks Often Jul 2013 #12

From what I heard, she ran to her car, grabbed the gun, and then returned and later fired the shots ButterflyBlood Jul 2013 #13

I predicted Zimmerman would walk Crepuscular Jul 2013 #15