Loretta Lynch'll 'at gits youEf youDon'tWatchOut!
Posted on 05/06/2017 6:58:16 AM PDT by rstrahan
The legislature of Florida, following numerous complaints of over-zealous prosecutors, has changed the controversial 'Stand Your Ground' law. Now, instead of an individual having to prove he had the right to use force in self-defense, the prosecution now has the burden of proof that the individual DIDN'T have the right of self-defense. Going to the governor's desk, expected to be signed.
Florida, sometimes so bright (but other times so dim). It looks like Florida is going secular libertarian, a mixed blessing. I have no complaint here. I have a great complaint about a Terry Schiavo. We need God not just an ism.
Got to get back to Fl.
New England is Old England
Loretta Lynch'll 'at gits youEf youDon'tWatchOut!
Oh, you mean a law that says your innocent until proven guilty? Why do we need that when we already have it?
We need not just the redneck but the Godneck, the holy cracker as it were.
Because Fla. Courts weren’t getting it right.
Why do we need that when we already have it?
Because most Prosecutors in this Country are Political, morally bankrupt, ethically corrupt little Nazi’s that don’t give a rats ass about their fellow man or any presupposed rights granted by God and Protected by the Constitution.
... In, you mean a law that says your innocent until proven guilty? Why do we need that when we already have it?
Shifting the burden of proof l of innocence to the defendant is a Napoleonic law concept.
To shift the burden of proof of “innocence” to the defendant is a very French concept..not acceptable here.
Good.
I’m hearing St. Trayvon got a posthumous degree from some college now.
Yep.
This law won’t matter one bit TBH.
Historical black college. Quite a bit of backlash to this one.
We are innocent of crime unless found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt UNTIL the leftist euro weenies came to America and convinced American Lawyers to stautorily force people to justify what could be crime. It was unconstitutional, but so clever few took notice.
It used to be that a defense to a crime of bodily harm or killing was self defense which the prosecution had to PROVE was not true.
Florida just went back to the good old English Common Law which our forefathers gave us.
Hope this trend continues. The uniform criminal code adopted by the state’s in the 20th Century wreaks much mischief. The Common Law is based on the wisdom of the ages.
Article is confusing. There were no changes to the statutes on self-defense except a small addition which states the burden on the prosecutor.
I’m surprised time magazine hasn’t nominated the little drug addicted thug/attempted murderer ‘man of the year’ award
Yep. They are telling a story now, of how Travyon dreamed of being a pilot. Who knew???
I recall a while back, some astronomers wanted to name an asteroid after Trayvon Martin. I don’t remember what ever happened with that effort.
Sky pilot
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