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For those here following the Zimmerman-Martin murder...

On 5/9/2013 3:28 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 5/9/13 3:19 PM, Eisboch wrote:

"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 5/9/13 12:04 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 09 May 2013 11:54:03 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 5/9/13 11:48 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 09 May 2013 07:44:55 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

I whacked him
with my truck, but not because he stole our stuff, but because he was
threatening me physically.

If you were inside your truck you were not threatened. Your truck
might have been subject to damage. There was nothing to prevent you
from driving away.That sounds like you committed aggravated assault to
me. Good thing he didn't file a complaint.

Oh, I wasn't being threatened? Bull****. He wasn't carrying a bag of
Skittles and a soft drink when he came at me.

He also was not likely to be able to outrun your truck.

You were not exposed and you had the ability to retreat. That is the
test in Md. You can't "stand your ground"

My truck windows were open, and you have no idea whether I had the
ability to retreat safely. In any event, he was arrested, tried,
convicted and sentenced to 20 years. His girlfriend copped a plea and
got a much lesser sentence, but I don't recall what it was. His other
partner was also sent to the slammer.

As for Maryland, I've been told by law enforcement officials and an
assistant prosecutor that if someone forces their way into the house at
night and I shoot the perp, they are unlikely to prosecute.

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I think Greg missed the point that your truck/burglar adventure occurred
in Florida, not Maryland.
I am curious if Florida had the "stand your ground" statute at the time
this occurred.

I don't know one way or the other. I do know that even back then (mid
1990's) handguns were easy to get and it took no effort to get a carry
permit, because their availability was advertised on TV. There was a
local gunshop that advertised on TV. Southside Guns. The owner in those
days was a flaming ass whose TV commercials glorified gun violence.

The perp and his partner rented cheap apartments in town to store the
merchandise they sold from houses and, I suppose, to have a place to
"showcase" the wares to potential buyers. They used the cash proceeds to
support their drug business.

You give other vigilantes a bad name.