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61. He used it

Reply to bossy22 (Reply #33)

Fri Feb 21, 2014, 05:23 PM

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Judge: Blind killer gets his guns back [View all] SecularMotion Feb 2014 OP

The Sunshine State is now the Insane State. sinkingfeeling Feb 2014 #1

what's insane? bossy22 Feb 2014 #5

Take your pick... the absurdity and the insanity is all around us LanternWaste Feb 2014 #9

It isn't that insane if you actually look at the whole story bossy22 Feb 2014 #10

Trying to understand your point. mac56 Feb 2014 #12

He does have limited vision hack89 Feb 2014 #15

but no one said anything about using bossy22 Feb 2014 #33

He used it. mac56 Feb 2014 #50

He used it Marrah_G Feb 2014 #61

You are absolutely correct KamaAina Feb 2014 #24

you forgot one key thing bossy22 Feb 2014 #35

No, you forgot one key thing KamaAina Feb 2014 #52

No one legally blind should own or handle a gun Marrah_G Feb 2014 #39

why? bossy22 Feb 2014 #47

Umm cvoogt Feb 2014 #54

Why not let blind people drive? Marrah_G Feb 2014 #56

They can on private property NutmegYankee Feb 2014 #60

There are none so blind mac56 Feb 2014 #62

who wants to vacation in florida, c'mon raise your hands leftyohiolib Feb 2014 #2

Better not move your hands. They'll think you're reaching for a gun. (nt) jeff47 Feb 2014 #3

HA! fair enough leftyohiolib Feb 2014 #6

lol Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #7

Isn't it normal to be reaching for a gun? I mean LiberalElite Feb 2014 #43

I'm not quite understanding this bossy22 Feb 2014 #4

He wasn't acquitted. savalez Feb 2014 #14

He wasn't convicted either hack89 Feb 2014 #16

It's kind of a stretch to say with certainty that "no crime was committed" Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #19

Wasn't he drunk off his ass too? savalez Feb 2014 #23

Not in the eyes of the law hack89 Feb 2014 #29

But the law isn't always properly applied in Florida, is it? Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #30

Never said it was hack89 Feb 2014 #31

You have a lot more faith in the legal system than I ever did... Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #32

its not faith, its consistency bossy22 Feb 2014 #34

"consistent" is the one thing the law isn't Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #36

doubts about the initial ruling- absolutely bossy22 Feb 2014 #44

It beats giving judges and police discretionary powers hack89 Feb 2014 #37

Police and judges already have discretionary powers Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #38

So it was good that in this case the judge resisted temptation and did the right thing hack89 Feb 2014 #40

No...I just want US to get equal fucking treatment Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #41

"but the judge ordered the Seminole County Sheriff's Office to destroy the ammunition" foo_bar Feb 2014 #49

Probably old M72 LAW tubes. davepc Feb 2014 #57

He was found not guilty NickB79 Feb 2014 #17

Not exactly, as he was billh58 Feb 2014 #21

Well, we do have that whole "innocent until proven guilty" thing NickB79 Feb 2014 #25

being not charged is a good as a "not guilty" bossy22 Feb 2014 #45

Of course it is, but billh58 Feb 2014 #46

Why is it that more stories sound ripe to be written for The Onion, but when you click Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #8

Sounds like a reasonable decision, billh58 Feb 2014 #11

Thanks - I didn't think there was anything connected to this story that would make me smile. Vinca Feb 2014 #13

+100. (nt) Paladin Feb 2014 #42

A blind man protects himself from an attack in his own home NickB79 Feb 2014 #18

An "attack" from a friend who was invited to stay the night? Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #20

Domestic assault, perhaps? NickB79 Feb 2014 #22

I'm not saying the guest has a right to beat up his host Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #26

how is the opinion Niceguy1 Feb 2014 #27

One interesting statement in the story was ... spin Feb 2014 #28

Gawwwwwwwd Bless Uhmerca! Loaded Liberal Dem Feb 2014 #48

Florida or Texas? Warpy Feb 2014 #51

Near the end of the article JVS Feb 2014 #53

Is his coming to retrieve LiberalElite Feb 2014 #55

The guy began punching Rogers, crim son Feb 2014 #58

People do get killed or severely hurt by beatings hack89 Feb 2014 #63

Safety first...no reason to make him a victim ileus Feb 2014 #59

What? You should only have one chance to defend yourself in your life? Lost_Count Feb 2014 #64