“They arrested him too and the local state’s attorney kept him in court on charges until he ran out of money and was bankrupted, then they dropped the charges. The state’s attorney was quoted as saying something like, “Let this be a warning to you gun nuts that we’ll bankrupt you.”
And the anti-freedom folks say we did not need protections for people who defend themselves and others.
That state’s attorney needs to be taken to the wood shed. What a clear abuse of power.
“That state’s attorney needs to be taken to the wood shed. What a clear abuse of power.”
On second thought, this was in Manatee county, North of Sarasota county. The Zimmerman case was also a clear abuse of power. He was lucky in that his case became a celebrated cause. But I believe this sort of abuse is common. That’s why local elections are so important. I live in Leon, where there hasn’t been a Republican in office for as long as living memory. The local state’s attorney is so bad that the Tallahassee Democrat endorsed the only Republican to ever run against him. (The Republican lost.)