Posted on 09/22/2014 7:18:00 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The jury believed that he was not justified. No weapon was found in the vehicle, but then, none was looked for until long after it could have been ditched. One of the people in the back seat was a convicted felon, so there was motivation for the ditching of a weapon. All of that may have been brought up at trial. It is easily understandable as to why there would not be a first degree murder conviction.
What is interesting is that these sort of cases are extremely rare. The old media actively searches for these cases, and presents them as if they are common. In fact, they are very, very rare.
The other side of the coin, where the interracial violence is the other way around, with white people attacked by blacks, is much more common, and tends to be ignored by the MSM.
http://www.colorofcrime.com/colorofcrime2005.html
Only racists make a racial issue of it.
Dunn's entire defense is that he felt threatened, so he went to his car to get a gun out of his glove compartment, then thought he saw a shotgun barrel, so he opened fire.
The 'shotgun barrel' story came to life after Dunn met with his lawyer. Dunn's fiance, Rhonda Rouer, who was in the convenience store while the shooting took place, testified that Dunn never mentioned a gun.
You would think she'd know. She fled with Dunn, spent the night at a bed and breakfast with Dunn, watched the shooting on TV the next morning, and drove 140 miles with Dunn back to Satellite Beach. Yet, she never heard Dunn mention a gun.
The jury found him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. This testimony is likely a good reason why.
“Only racists make a racial issue of it.”
Of what?
there are laws in some jurisdictions that apply to loud music
And shooting someone because you don’t like their loud music is nuts
I am not advocating shooting anyone. I am advocating common courtesy that should dictate that you have no right to hammer my ears with your loud music. Turn it down when others are around.
I do not disagree with your plea for courtesy. The fact that someone chooses not to be courteous does not give me latitude to shoot them
From Wiki:
On February 15, 2014, after more than thirty hours of deliberation, the jury reached a guilty verdict, and Dunn was convicted on the four lesser counts, including three counts of attempted second-degree murder.[4] Dunn could face up to 75 years in prison, with each attempted murder charge carrying a maximum sentence of 30 years and the firing into a vehicle charge carrying a maximum of 15.[20]
The jury could not reach an agreement on Dunn’s first-degree murder charge and a mistrial was called. Florida state attorney Angela Corey stated that her office will seek a retrial for this charge.
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