Lawmakers vote down repeal of 'stand your ground'

[Baitball Blogger]

Source: Orlando Sentinel

TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers late Thursday voted down a bill to repeal the "stand your ground" law linked to the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin.

The 11-2 vote in the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee likely kills any repeal effort in the Legislature this year. But a separate Senate measure still pending could revise the self-defense law first passed in 2005.

House and Senate Democrats this summer demanded that lawmakers pass some type of response in the wake of the acquittal of George Zimmerman in Trayvon's death. The Republican majority agreed to hold the hearing Thursday in response.

"They're very serious issues. They're worthy of a serious debate," House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, told the panel.

Read more: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/trayvon-martin/os-stand-your-ground-legislature-20131107,0,1683101.story

[Baitball Blogger]

1. You all are missing out on the racist opinions on this issue if you don't read the reader's comments

[onehandle]

2. Giving Florida gun nuts instant chubbies.

The war on black kids in hoodies with iced tea and Skittles continues.

[Crunchy Frog]

3. No Florida vacations anytime soon, then.

[Eleanors38]

4. This appears to be a duplicate thread. nt

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. That's good.

I missed the first one.

[Conium]

6. Stand

Stand your ground. Stand in the place were you live... Stand in the place where you work?

Take a poll: Do you believe your meth-addicted co-workers should be allowed to open-carry on the job?

[bossy22]

7. I believe the law does not protect anyone involved in a crime

so a meth dealer could not use stand your ground

[Conium]

20. Illegal?

How would that stop determined RepUGLYcans from pandering for redneck votes? Illegal spiegel!

[AtheistCrusader]

16. That's actually illegal to be in the possession of a firearm while using illegal substances in that

manner.

[Blue_Tires]

8. So from now on all Black Floridians should shoot first

just to be on the safe side...

[Will Beback]

11. They already can shoot first

If they do so in self-defense.

[Blue_Tires]

15. I meant shoot first while laughing all the way to an acquittal...

since "self-defense" has been given pretty much unlimited leeway in interpretation by the courts...

Nice to see you've returned...I've missed our little chats...

[gopiscrap]

18. welcome to DU

[lark]

14. Nope, not good advice at all.

They'll either be killed on the spot or put in jail forever. Only white folks can use stand your ground - and this is from a white woman who's lived in FL for 43 years. There is no justice in this state.

[hack89]

17. SYG favors the shooter regardless of race

The acquittal rate in Florida is the same for both whites and blacks

[ConcernedCanuk]

9. Should be a resolution/treaty against Neanderthal Thinking Proliferation

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There's more than one State that would be guilty;

but then again, that Non-Nuke Proliferation treaty ain't very effective is it?

(sigh)

CC

[valerief]

10. What a bunch of major league asshole criminals. I'm talking about the FL legislature. nt

[Will Beback]

12. What crime should they be charged with

?

[Baitball Blogger]

13. Gross incompetence?

[valerief]

19. Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi. Happy? nt