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Florida 'stand your ground' shooter found guilty of manslaughter - btfc - 08-24-2019
https://abcnews.go.com/US/michael-drejka-told-police-shooting-victim-stepped-contrary/story?id=65121107
Re: Florida 'stand your ground' shooter found guilty of manslaughter - Sarcany - 08-24-2019
A bit of an outlier.
How often is there going to be video evidence showing that the perpetrator wasn't in jeopardy and instigated the incident by threatening a woman with two infant children?
If that's what it takes to convict people who treat "stand your ground" as a license to kill any time that they feel a violent urge, it's no help at all.
Re: Florida 'stand your ground' shooter found guilty of manslaughter - Ombligo - 08-24-2019
That case went through the courts pretty quickly with a somewhat expected outcome. One county over another Stand Your Ground defense has been languishing for years. Accused shot and killed another man in a movie theater because he felt endangered when the victim threw popcorn at him. I'm quite sure that the fact the accused is a retired Sheriff's official has nothing to do with the delay (sarcasm intended).
Living here, I follow one simple rule of survival - never argue with a stranger about anything.