tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666895657048195776.post5122652488496977659..comments2023-11-02T07:03:32.894-05:00Comments on Lone Star Watchdog: I Call on Florida Governor Rick Scott to Pardon Marrissa Alexander for Firing a Warning Shot at Her Abusive Husband.realman2020http://www.blogger.com/profile/14130099575932211690noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666895657048195776.post-44870882233636019772012-05-18T04:27:31.409-05:002012-05-18T04:27:31.409-05:00the point isn't that she committed a crime...t...the point isn't that she committed a crime...the point is that it was even brought before the court by the state prosecutor in the first place... the U.S. has the most number of inmates per capita because of our overzealous legal system.crutchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129339404322813861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666895657048195776.post-43052567396510447472012-05-15T06:38:04.633-05:002012-05-15T06:38:04.633-05:00Again Realman, because you simply listened to some...Again Realman, because you simply listened to someone else's opinion, rather than research the issue and form your own, you've been misled.<br /><br />Ms. Alexander was not jailed for firing a warning shot. She was jailed because she didn't need to fire a warning shot.<br /><br />If I'm about to kill you, so you pull a gun out of your pocket and shoot me, that is self defense. If I'm about to kill you, so you run into your house, go into the bedroom, get your gun, come outside and then shoot me, it's murder.<br /><br />Alexander actually got away. She was out of danger. She ran into the garage, got the gun, came back, and fired. That's not self defense. If she ran into the garage and got the gun, and her attacker <i>followed</i> her, she could have shot him with no charges being filed.<br /><br />And the reason is simple. <i>Imminent danger.</i> If you're able to leave the scene and get our of danger, you're out of danger.<br /><br />You are not required in Florida to retreat. But if you <i>can</i> retreat, you can't come back later and claim self defense.<br /><br />And it's clear why. How long should a person be given to come back and shoot? A day? A week? Can I track down the guy that was threatening me two weeks later, them shoot him as he comes out of work?<br /><br />Of course not. He is no longer a threat. Shooting him later would turn self defense into premeditated murder.<br /><br />And that is what happened here. She was out of danger. She had no need to confront him. But instead of leaving- and then continuing to leave- she went back to threaten him.<br /><br />That's not self defense. She was charged correctly. <br /><br />See what happens when you read the facts, instead of someone else's opinion?Roland.T.Flakfizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18100871717332960470noreply@blogger.com