Fla. mom gets 20 years for firing warning shots

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siavm said:

thranx said:

gooch_destroyer said:

 

Alexander's case has drawn support from domestic abuse advocates - and comparison to the case of neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, who has claimed a "Stand Your Ground" defense in his fatal shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57433184/fla-mom-gets-20-years-for-firing-warning-shots/

Zimmerman was not a stand your ground case. it was just self defence. different types of cases and defense. the cases cant really be compared.

 

This is what happens when kneejerk reactions are made and laws are put in place with out thinking them through. Judges and Jury's cant write the law, only follow it.

They do compare since guns were used in both cases. She hurt nobody and she is going away for 20 years. And he murdered someone and gets off free. Before you take into account the laws this just seems racist. And after the laws come in its just stupid. 

Putting race into everyting is the problem. The law was not made to allow hispanic people to shoot black people, nor was it meant to punish black women who shoot at their abusers. These were 2 very different cases, with the only thing in comon being the use of gun. I dont see the point in compariung, especially when the opening articles contain massive incorrect information. Such as the laws being used to prosecute each person. I am going to bet that the woman was not in the process of beging beaten the time she shot her ex. I could be wrong, unfortunalty the article does not actually mention what happended.