On 5/8/13 12:45 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 5/8/13 12:38 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 08 May 2013 12:09:38 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 5/8/13 12:01 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 08 May 2013 08:12:55 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:
Might be a more fair trial if it were held in a state not so gun
crazy.
Why do you think it won't be fair?
Don't you believe the defendant is innocent until proven guilty?
In the legal system, I believe defendants are innocent unless proved
guilty. I don't have much confidence, however, in the legal system in a
state that encourages and sanctions "stand your ground" homicides, as
Florida does.
So you think someone should take a potentially deadly beating and not
be able to defend himself?
Instead you live in a "retreat" state where you could be charged for
shooting an intruder in your own home if there was any possibility
that you might have been able to escape.
Before you opine, know that a friend of mine did 7 years in the
Maryland prison system for killing an intruder ... because he had an
opportunity to run out the door.
I believe Zimmerman initiated the fight and when it got out of hand, he
ran to his truck and got his pistol.
Oh, part the second:
I'm not concerned about being prosecuted for shooting a home invader.
If some psychoscotty breaks in here at night, the break-in will be on
video, and the intruder will get exactly what he deserves.
I'm not concerned about being attacked while I walk through the
neighborhood. I do it all the time, day and night, and I've even seen
teen-agers I don't actually know walking around, too. Some of them are
racial minorities and some are carrying snacks. I say "hi," and they say
"hi," back. I don't carry my concealed firearm during these walks.