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Title: More Killings Called Self-Defense
Source: Wall Street Journal
URL Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100 ... 4574462.html?mod=djemalertNEWS
Published: Mar 30, 2012
Author: JOE PALAZZOLO AND ROB BARRY
Post Date: 2012-03-31 22:01:51 by lucysmom
Keywords: None
Views: 6388
Comments: 15

At a time when the overall U.S. homicide rate is declining, more civilians are killing each other and claiming self-defense—a trend that is most pronounced in states with new "stand your ground" laws.

These laws, which grant people more leeway to attack and even kill someone who is threatening them, are attracting close scrutiny following February's controversial killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida by a neighborhood watchman. Florida has one of the broadest self-defense laws of the 25 states with some version of a "stand your ground" principle.

So-called justifiable homicides nearly doubled from 2000 to 2010, the most ...

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#1. To: A K A Stone, Anti-ping to CE, Fred Mertz, Godwinson, go65, war, no gnu taxes, Skip Intro, ferret mike, jwpegler, brian s, mininggold, mcgowanjm (#0)

At a time when the overall U.S. homicide rate is declining, more civilians are killing each other and claiming self-defense

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Anyone claiming to be an expert is selling something. I brandish my ignorance like a crucifix at vampires. Aaron Bady

lucysmom  posted on  2012-03-31   22:05:32 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: lucysmom (#0)

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Bullsh!t.

More bullsh!t from libTURD bullsh!t artists.

So called "stand your ground LAWS" have NOTHING to do with any of these shootings.

Why are you such a WHORE for TYRANNY when it's called libTURDISM?

WHORE?

Spoiled, stupid and ignorant, brain dead phuckwads, libTURD fools, tools, and idiots, are the real sickness; the messiah "king" obammy and his regime are only the symptoms.

Mad Dog  posted on  2012-03-31   22:10:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: lucysmom (#1)

btw WHORE nobody esp no gooberment "grants" anybody the right to self defense.

THAT right is a NATURAL right, from GOD.

Why are you such a WHORE for TYRANNY when it's called libTURDISM?

WHORE?

Spoiled, stupid and ignorant, brain dead phuckwads, libTURD fools, tools, and idiots, are the real sickness; the messiah "king" obammy and his regime are only the symptoms.

Mad Dog  posted on  2012-03-31   22:13:02 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: lucysmom, GoofyMon, *Liberal Rehab Staff* (#0)

the overall U.S. homicide rate is declining, more civilians are killing each other

If you let them kill you it's a homicide, if you defend yourself it's "civilians killing each other" according to the GoofyMon definition. You can let them kill you, so that you don't add to the self defence numbers.

It might be considered suicide when you get to the pearly gates though.


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Hondo68  posted on  2012-03-31   22:33:03 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: lucysmom (#0)

leeway to attack and even kill someone who is threatening them

That is a good thing.

Abcdefg  posted on  2012-04-01   0:05:08 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: Abcdefg (#5)

That is a good thing.

"It's an obscene law and a license to kill," said Barbara Standard, whose 46-year-old son, Scott Sumner Standard, was shot to death in January 2011 outside his house in Ozello, Fla. The neighbor who killed him claimed self-defense, saying Standard had thrown a rock at his truck's windshield.

articles.latimes.com/2012...nd-your-ground-20120325/2

Anyone claiming to be an expert is selling something. I brandish my ignorance like a crucifix at vampires. Aaron Bady

lucysmom  posted on  2012-04-01   0:45:25 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: lucysmom (#6)

"It's an obscene law and a license to kill," said Barbara Standard, whose 46-year-old son, Scott Sumner Standard, was shot to death in January 2011 outside his house in Ozello, Fla. The neighbor who killed him claimed self-defense, saying Standard had thrown a rock at his truck's windshield.

It is not an obscene law, and you have a right to defend yourself with or without that law. You can kill someone by throwing a rock through a windshield. I didn't read your story, but was he driving?

A K A Stone  posted on  2012-04-01   1:09:27 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: lucysmom (#6)

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/25/nation/la-na-stand-your-ground-20120325/2

Here is a quote from your link. This quote shows it is not a serious article. As the law certainly does not give you the right to kill Uncle Joe because you don't like his barbeque. That is preposterous.

"It has nothing to do with self-defense. It's just expanding the use of self-defense to justify shooting Uncle Joe in the backyard because you don't like his barbecue," Hayhoe said.

A K A Stone  posted on  2012-04-01   1:16:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: lucysmom (#0)

justifiable homicides

An oxymoron.

Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved, For You are my praise. Jeremiah 17:14

redleghunter  posted on  2012-04-01   1:24:27 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: lucysmom (#6)

That is a good thing.

I'm glad to see you have come to your senses and are now supporting this fine law.

Tooconservative  posted on  2012-04-01   6:04:52 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: lucysmom (#0)

The only people that don't like self defense laws are criminals, looney toons, politically naive and those who are afraid of guns.....

People have the right to self defense no matter what anybody or any piece of paper says, it's the "PROPER" thing to do....

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CZ82  posted on  2012-04-01   8:00:23 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#12. To: lucysmom (#1)

At a time when the overall U.S. homicide rate is declining, more civilians are killing each other and claiming self-defense

Just like the best PR. Call the problem something else and it's solved.

mcgowanjm  posted on  2012-04-01   9:30:13 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#13. To: mcgowanjm (#12)

Just like the best PR. Call the problem something else and it's solved.

It's a brilliant plan that seems to be working particularly well in Florida.

Anyone claiming to be an expert is selling something. I brandish my ignorance like a crucifix at vampires. Aaron Bady

lucysmom  posted on  2012-04-01   11:13:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#14. To: CZ82 (#11) (Edited)

People have the right to self defense no matter what anybody or any piece of paper says, it's the "PROPER" thing to do....

Sounds like it's pretty subjective. Hopefully no one just shoots you because it's the "PROPER" thing to do.

Almost every country in the Middle East is awash in oil, and we have to side with the one that has nothing but joos. Goddamn, that was good thinkin'. Esso posted on 2012-01-13 7:37:56 ET

mininggold  posted on  2012-04-01   11:16:49 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#15. To: lucysmom (#13)

It's a brilliant plan that seems to be working particularly well in Florida.

Florida has again proven to be a state worth staying away from.

Almost every country in the Middle East is awash in oil, and we have to side with the one that has nothing but joos. Goddamn, that was good thinkin'. Esso posted on 2012-01-13 7:37:56 ET

mininggold  posted on  2012-04-01   11:20:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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