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fightthegoodfightnow

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44. Nah
Sun Mar 18, 2012, 10:17 AM
Mar 2012

Only when an armed man shoots an unarmed man whose only 'crime' was being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

That killing was wrong.
That killing was not 'self defense.'
That killing was murder.

Have a good laugh at that as you seem to be.


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The Right to Keep and Bear Arms at its Worst [View all] fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 OP
Seven years indicates to me a felony comviction. oneshooter Mar 2012 #1
126 posts in this thread, and this post was totally ignored. AtheistCrusader Mar 2012 #128
The anti's don't like my questions, they are too hard to answer. oneshooter Mar 2012 #129
This is a problem with the legal system socialindependocrat Mar 2012 #2
What people? pipoman Mar 2012 #4
The link states that the guy shot thru the front of the house.. socialindependocrat Mar 2012 #8
Do you want the state to enforce your judgement? X_Digger Mar 2012 #11
Is That What Someone Does fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #20
Lol, so now shooting someone is *always* murder? X_Digger Mar 2012 #42
Nah fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #44
I laugh at idiots who wish to pervert our legal system X_Digger Mar 2012 #48
Seems You Don't Know the Law fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #50
Had I said *every* threat warrants deadly force, you might have a point. X_Digger Mar 2012 #52
'Your Ignorance'? fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #53
Kinda of hard to have intelligent conversation when one side isn't. X_Digger Mar 2012 #54
Silly Statements? fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #55
No, like "Judge and Jury" X_Digger Mar 2012 #56
Nah fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #60
OMFG, you still don't get it. X_Digger Mar 2012 #65
Exactly fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #66
Lol, I can't deny you due process (assuming I'm not a judge).. it's physically impossible. X_Digger Mar 2012 #67
The Person Being Shot is Presumably Guilty of a Crime-Otherwise No Need to Shoot fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #68
The 'social contract' between individuals is codified in the criminal code. X_Digger Mar 2012 #76
Social Contract fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #79
I give up. You've obviously got it, yet deny it. X_Digger Mar 2012 #82
And still no argument in there..... fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #83
LOL! You realize you're asking me to prove a negative? X_Digger Mar 2012 #86
Like I Said..... fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #87
No dear, government is a concept, granted power by the people X_Digger Mar 2012 #88
Wow fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #89
One of us has history, our framework of government, our founding documents, and law on our side. n/t X_Digger Mar 2012 #92
According to You fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #95
No, not according to me.. according to our founding documents, USC criminal code, TX criminal code.. X_Digger Mar 2012 #97
Guns Kill...Sometimes the Bad Guys, Sometimes the Good Guys, Sometimes Justly, Sometimes Not fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #99
People kill with guns, yes.. sometimes for good, sometimes not. n/t X_Digger Mar 2012 #103
Just as I thought fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #105
Do you really enjoy trying to educate a stump DWC Mar 2012 #70
Nothing About Guns? fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #74
Lol, I figure if any lurkers have this asinine meme lodged in their head inadvertently.. X_Digger Mar 2012 #77
Possable with the help of a 4lb hammer, otherwise? oneshooter Mar 2012 #78
That's How You Want to 'Educate' Me..... fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #81
At this point, we're talking about fundamental government concepts, not even guns. X_Digger Mar 2012 #84
I was resonding to and asking Oneshooter...not you. fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #85
So, if I am attacked, even in my own home, I should oneshooter Mar 2012 #90
That's NOT What Happened in THIS Case Is It? fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #91
I truly do not know. The trial hasn't happened yet. oneshooter Mar 2012 #93
Disagree fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #94
Slow down and read again. oneshooter Mar 2012 #113
HERE is What the Trial Will Show fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #96
Hopefully the trial will show much more. ManiacJoe Mar 2012 #106
Everyone is Looking fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #107
That would be a sad commentary on you and "everyone" else. ManiacJoe Mar 2012 #117
No one has disputed anything already said fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #118
What "everything"? ManiacJoe Mar 2012 #121
Here fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #122
That is the same lacking list from post #96. ManiacJoe Mar 2012 #127
You mean the part about shadowrider Mar 2012 #124
'a reasonable fear of grievous bodily harm'. Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #130
Yes, a person with a knife, chasing you around your vehicle. Fucking duh. n/t X_Digger Mar 2012 #133
An acquittal is an acquittal pipoman Mar 2012 #13
With a few exceptions? fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #21
Pardons and such.. pipoman Mar 2012 #23
Right fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #26
Oh, and no, pipoman Mar 2012 #14
Right fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #51
No, I may report him..as is what seems to have happened.. pipoman Mar 2012 #59
So Not Every Threat is Equal fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #62
If a reasonable person would believe pipoman Mar 2012 #112
Do You Think the Kid Shot and Killed fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #75
Apparently the kid shouldn't have been shot.. pipoman Mar 2012 #98
In General Terms.....No fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #100
In most places, the State can not use gejohnston Mar 2012 #102
True fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #104
Generally agree pipoman Mar 2012 #108
Sorry to Hear That fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #109
Oh... fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #101
As a self proclaimed civil libertarian pipoman Mar 2012 #110
Agree fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #111
Did you even read the article you linked to? pipoman Mar 2012 #3
7 years is a felony conviction. X_Digger Mar 2012 #5
He Got Away with Murder fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #6
Please tell me next week's lotto numbers.. X_Digger Mar 2012 #7
Right fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #10
Yeah, damn that Due Process shit.. X_Digger Mar 2012 #12
The number of people who really don't care for the Constitution at all... Common Sense Party Mar 2012 #32
Due Process Indeed fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #41
So there are no killings without 'swords'?!? X_Digger Mar 2012 #43
"A slayer without a sword can't slay." PavePusher Mar 2012 #57
You are responding to your own post fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #120
So maybe we should do away with due process rl6214 Mar 2012 #114
Really? What part of "acquittal" don't you understand? pipoman Mar 2012 #9
You Defend a Convicted Felon fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #17
I have defended hundreds of convicted felons pipoman Mar 2012 #18
Good for You fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #19
No, that isn't what the article says at all.. pipoman Mar 2012 #22
Right fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #24
I'm not an attorney. pipoman Mar 2012 #25
LOL fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #28
Your punctuation is as pipoman Mar 2012 #30
Anything else? fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #31
This thread isn't about guns pipoman Mar 2012 #33
Nonsense fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #34
The only actual gun in the story pipoman Mar 2012 #38
Don't you hate it when someone says they are going to shoot you? fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #136
I've been threatened many times pipoman Mar 2012 #139
Did he have a gun or not? AtheistCrusader Mar 2012 #131
Do you know whether he had a gun? fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #135
I've already answered your question once. AtheistCrusader Mar 2012 #138
No fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #36
Was there a gun or not? AtheistCrusader Mar 2012 #132
Was there of threat of a gun? fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #134
Yes, there was a threat. AtheistCrusader Mar 2012 #137
Sorry for Dupe in Response fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #37
Guns, don't you have anything to say about guns? rl6214 Mar 2012 #116
people love to hate attorneys pipoman Mar 2012 #27
Right fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #29
You really do have pipoman Mar 2012 #34
Right fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #46
"used a gun to intimidate someone after the trial." Oneka Mar 2012 #49
Someone CHARGED with murder, not CONVICTED of murder. rl6214 Mar 2012 #115
Correct fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #119
So what's your opinion of Don Siegelman? krispos42 Mar 2012 #123
Was his gun legal in DC? gejohnston Mar 2012 #15
Don't Disagree fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #16
If he wasn't guilty, he wouldn't have been charged, right? Callisto32 Mar 2012 #40
Perhaps he did. You should get your evidence to the DA as sson as you can. n/t PavePusher Mar 2012 #58
Double Jeopardy Applies fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #61
Can be waived with sufficient evidence. So provide it. n/t PavePusher Mar 2012 #63
No It Can't fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #64
O.K., it appears you are correct, not sure what I was thinking of. PavePusher Mar 2012 #69
Correct and True fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #71
I don't like being wrong.... PavePusher Mar 2012 #72
None of Us Do fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #73
Thank you, too. n/t PavePusher Mar 2012 #80
Al Capone went to prison for tax evasion not rackateerring or murder. Remmah2 Mar 2012 #125
Because some people abuse a right does not mean the right should eliminated. GreenStormCloud Mar 2012 #39
another example of why guns need banned. ileus Mar 2012 #45
I can't decide which editorial I like best. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #47
A "gesture" not indicate a firearm was used. Remmah2 Mar 2012 #126
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