Yeah, the guy is an asshole, but your comment reminded me of the terminal hypocrisy on the Left. Thanks for bringing things back in perspective, PmP.
Jeffrey A. Sinclair, gets $20,000 fine, no jail time
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SmarterthanYou
rebel
you do realize that syg laws were created specifically to prevent the financial destruction of people who killed someone in self defense, right? or do you just not give a damn about poor people who defend themselves?
MAGA MAN
Let's go Brandon!
Exactly like the Zimmerman case:
christiefan915
Catalyst
Defend themselves against what, popcorn? Loud music? A Halloween costume?
Get over it already, SYG is a godsend to trigger-happy nuts with no brains or skills to ease up a conflict without going all Rambo on the other party.
SmarterthanYou
rebel
did crime become obsolete now?
I hope you never have to see the day where you, or a loved one, is confronted with a violent sociopath that you can't talk down. if you do, though, maybe you'll then see what it is we're talking about.
christiefan915
Catalyst
All crime doesn't have to end at gunpoint.
I believe only a fraction of crime is committed by violent sociopaths and that most gun murder rises out of anger, impulse and accessibility of the weapon.
SmarterthanYou
rebel
your fantasy world doesn't exist.
christiefan915
Catalyst
Why shouldn't any gun murder case be open to the public? That's how it is here, if someone gets shot in Pittsburgh for any reason it makes the news. Why should SYG get a pass if it's legal? People have a right to know the circumstances of gun violence.
"After a Tampa Bay Times' review of 200 cases that involved the controversial "Stand Your Ground" law found an "uneven application" and "shocking outcomes," one Florida lawmaker is seeking to impede the media's ability to scrutinize the law.
Earlier this month, state Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) filed an amendment that would "severely limit access to court records in the self-defense cases," the Times' Michael van Sickler reports.
The amendment would allow those found innocent in a Stand Your Ground case to "apply for a certificate of eligibility to expunge the associated criminal history record."
Gaetz said his amendment was unrelated to the Times' Stand Your Ground investigation, the Associated Press reports. "The point is to ensure that someone who appropriately uses a Stand Your Ground defense doesn't have their life ruined by the use of that defense," he said.
Gaetz's amendment has sparked concern among journalists, Media Matters reports, who say the loss of access to public records could have damaging effects. Alongside statements from editors at the Miami Herald and Florida Times-Union are the opinions of staff who worked on the groundbreaking review by the Times:
"Closing records and putting controversial cases that involve violence into the dark is a bad idea, it is against democracy," said Neil Brown, Times editor and vice president. "This would have inhibited our work further. Our work was done based on court records as well as the stories of the incidents when they occurred."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/24/stand-your-ground-records_n_5007847.html
"After a Tampa Bay Times' review of 200 cases that involved the controversial "Stand Your Ground" law found an "uneven application" and "shocking outcomes," one Florida lawmaker is seeking to impede the media's ability to scrutinize the law.
Earlier this month, state Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) filed an amendment that would "severely limit access to court records in the self-defense cases," the Times' Michael van Sickler reports.
The amendment would allow those found innocent in a Stand Your Ground case to "apply for a certificate of eligibility to expunge the associated criminal history record."
Gaetz said his amendment was unrelated to the Times' Stand Your Ground investigation, the Associated Press reports. "The point is to ensure that someone who appropriately uses a Stand Your Ground defense doesn't have their life ruined by the use of that defense," he said.
Gaetz's amendment has sparked concern among journalists, Media Matters reports, who say the loss of access to public records could have damaging effects. Alongside statements from editors at the Miami Herald and Florida Times-Union are the opinions of staff who worked on the groundbreaking review by the Times:
"Closing records and putting controversial cases that involve violence into the dark is a bad idea, it is against democracy," said Neil Brown, Times editor and vice president. "This would have inhibited our work further. Our work was done based on court records as well as the stories of the incidents when they occurred."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/24/stand-your-ground-records_n_5007847.html