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dragonlady

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25. This case was tried in Milwaukee County
Thu Jul 18, 2013, 08:32 AM
Jul 2013

not Sanford, Florida. Completely different sort of place.

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If only Mr. Spooner had the blessing of the NRA and right-wing noise machine... Blue_Tires Jul 2013 #1
I suspect that committing murder in front of a security camera hack89 Jul 2013 #2
True, but stranger things have happened Blue_Tires Jul 2013 #9
No, if only there was a gun tree in the yard. Gungeoneer logic. nt valerief Jul 2013 #3
shit mtasselin Jul 2013 #4
Yes we do. EC Jul 2013 #10
"did not intend for the gunshot to be fatal" reflection Jul 2013 #5
Yeah. Sure. tblue Jul 2013 #20
He just thought it would leave a dent. Myrina Jul 2013 #27
"prevented him from knowing right from wrong" he was able to understand that stealing from him was leftyohiolib Jul 2013 #6
"These assholes always get away" NoQuarter Jul 2013 #16
Not this time! tblue Jul 2013 #21
Nice to see a jury get one of these cases right for a change. bullwinkle428 Jul 2013 #7
It's Wisconsin SoCalMusicLover Jul 2013 #14
lol. n/t. okieinpain Jul 2013 #15
The first thing I thought of when I read the verdict: displacedtexan Jul 2013 #19
Wisconsin? philosslayer Jul 2013 #23
Good. EC Jul 2013 #8
Spooner didn't intend for th shot to be fatal, so sayith his lawyer. I guess Spooner is not as lumpy Jul 2013 #11
excellent noiretextatique Jul 2013 #12
I talked to a guy I know who lives in that neighborhood. Archae Jul 2013 #13
sounds like HE was the one causing trouble. ejpoeta Jul 2013 #26
what if there didn't happen to be video of the shooting? Enrique Jul 2013 #17
If you mean like what happened with Trayvon... SunSeeker Jul 2013 #18
This case was tried in Milwaukee County dragonlady Jul 2013 #25
Well, exactly, he might have gotten off. The video was instrumental. nt Nay Jul 2013 #22
No he was never gonna walk away from this. Half-Century Man Jul 2013 #24
The man confessed at the scene NickB79 Jul 2013 #29
That degree of racism IS a mental defect, a form of insanity--but tblue37 Jul 2013 #28
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