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July 15, 2013, 01:13 PM | #1 |
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Tampa Bay Times cross-reference of Stand Your Ground cases to date in Florida
I haven't had time to search through this yet, but it looks potentially interesting; it's the only comprehensive database I've found, so far, with regard to Stand Your Ground cases.
http://www.tampabay.com/stand-your-g...aw/fatal-cases On surface skimming of it, I noted that of the 133 cases for which the paper had charge and trial data, there were 39 convictions. I'll need to verify, but it seems to me that would suggest that when Stand Your Ground has been improperly claimed, the Justice system has worked properly. In other words, Stand Your Ground isn't a Get out of Jail Free card, if the case is not a good one. This makes me wonder, yet again, why SYG has so many strident opponents. |
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SYG has so many opponents because they have no idea what it really means. They think it's a license to kill. It's true value is to remove the burden of proof that you could have retreated if you had the opportunity. Said opportunity looking far different to someone the next morning who wasn't there.
The Trial had nothing to do with SYG and yet people are still arguing over SYG. If you can retreat safely, you should; who needs all the grief of shooting someone? Of course if someone is on top of you it's kind of hard to retreat. |
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Again, they do not understand what it really means, nor do they really have a feeling for how quickly you have to decide what to do. People not in the situation think you have all day to debate the pros and cons of what you should do to plan and then execute your safe retreat. In reality you have a split second while your pulse is racing, adrenaline is surging, and your scared out of your wits.
Those people will freeze and die when the time comes. |
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Jim, thanks for the citation.
Tactical issues are best left to the appropriate subforum, and we're not doing a rehash of the Zimmerman matter. Full stop.
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There's a huge problem with the Tampa Bay Times information. It lists the Zimmerman/Martin case as SYG, which it was not. Knowing that case is incorrectly listed, it makes all the rest of the info suspect.
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All I read was the first case...
It was about two guys shooting at each other over an alleged drug deal, and sadly a little girl got caught in the crossfire... How exactly does this have anything to do with 'Stand Your Ground'? |
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I think you're right, csmsss. These appear to be SYG pleas, not judgments.
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^^^ +2 Tom and csmss.
I read several of the cases yesterday, and IIRC there are several in which Persons A & B fought or threatened one another, Person A left the scene and returned with a weapon, and subsequently used it against Person B. In each case, Person A was found guilty or plead- IMHO rightly so, as a SYG defense is clearly inappropriate in these cases, regardless of who initiated the first confrontation (e.g. Joel Kun-Steve Clair incident, upper middle RH side of page).
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A lot of stabbings are included in that data as well. Also many of these cases involve defense in the home...very misleading until you actually read a lot of the cases.
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If it's posted in the TBT it is not for the benefit of gun owners. They are an anti supporter.
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http://dailycaller.com/2013/07/16/bl...rtionate-rate/
Not exactly a "fair and balanced" source but it seems to be backed up by the Tampa Bay Times database.
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Thanks for the link, Patriot. Interesting article.
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Just on the news, how the DOJ and possible proceedings may effect our stand your ground law here in FLA. Interesting being SD was used and NOT stand your ground
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