message to floridians

[arely staircase]

"In any altercation, however minor, the best way to avoid criminal liability is to kill the counter party"

http://mobile.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2013/07/zimmerman_acquittal_blame_florida_for_trayvon_martin_s_death.html

[RobertEarl]

1. Dead men can't defend themselves

Shoot Your Gun and you win the fight, law. What a concept.

[arely staircase]

3. dead men tell no tales

Not exactly a hallmark of civilization.

[exboyfil]

2. Which brings the question

who draws first? Sounds like the wild west to me.

[arely staircase]

4. worse than the old west

The old gunfighter quick draw was based on avoiding a murder charge by letting the other guy draw first but still being quick enough to draw and shoot first.

[rustydog]

5. ALEC's Stand your ground law: 1 American justice: 0

All you gotta do in Texas and Florida is say you were skeered and you can kill a car prowler, a repo man or an unarmed 16 year old walking home.

[arely staircase]

6. in all fairness

It helps to be white and the person who frightened you to be otherwise.