Rick Scott 'Stand Your Ground' Task Force Raises Questions

nytimes.com:

It is outrageous that some of Florida's most gun-friendly legislators are on a task force appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to examine the Stand Your Ground law at issue in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. While Governor Scott has promised a full and fair review, his appointments raise serious doubts about that commitment.

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Comments

[darealrepubs]

09:33 PM on 05/14/2012

choppers choppers and mo choppers welcome to FLA boyeeeee!!!!
HOORAH!!!

[fabuloush2s]

11:14 PM on 04/27/2012

A woman who was tried under the stand your ground statue lost her case when the jury decided she was guilty of using a fire arm against her then abusive husband but did not hurt him. She claimed to fire a warning shot because she feared for her life. She had an order of protection and was hospitalized for domestic violence and suffered years of his abuse. This is sad and it seems from the general reading of her case Melissa Alexandra, may be sentenced twenty years next week by the Judge. Hopefully, some attention will be taken up regarding the issues of this preplex jury decision as to why she was not believed and therefore denied the SYG statue for her defense.
Al Sharpton and the legal attorneys in Florida may want to draw some attention, because this is exactly what I have been stressing regarding this SYG law. It doesn't work in domestic violence cases, and why not???? This is unfair for as it is written and hard to understand the provisions of these self-defense laws. Obviously Melissa was afraid, but now she is looking at 20 years in jail.

[jay1299]

05:42 PM on 04/28/2012

Are you talking about the woman that went into her garage to retrieve a gun, came back to confront her husband standing in the kitchen with his two sons, one who was 11 years old, and fired a shot into the ceiling while his two sons were scared and clutching their father. And the father ran down the street with his 2 sons and called the police. Something she did not do at all.

And then refused to come out of her house when the police showed up, and did not come out even after a 30 minute standoff with the police surrounding her house. And only came out when she was threatened with SWAT coming in and bringing her out. Oh, and did not have a scratch on her when she did come out.

Oh, and who's name is not 'Melissa Alexandra' but Marissa Alexander

?

That woman??

I dont know all the facts, but if she did have a valid SYG claim, than the outrage should be directed at the one and only....Angela Corey. Since it was her office that filed the charges and prosecuted the woman.

[jay1299]

09:06 PM on 04/26/2012

Who is 'outraged'?

Um. No one I have seen in Florida. No one really cares.

In fact, the only ones that I see even talking about the task force are people saying it is not necessary.

Move along folks. Nothing to see here except an article trying to drum up its own outrage.

*yawn*

[jshop]

05:25 PM on 04/27/2012

Your attempt to get people to forget about that outrageous law is weak Tea! FAIL.

[jay1299]

06:00 PM on 04/27/2012

'Outrageous law'? Really? How? Because it simply states what has always been true. A person has a right to defend themselves and their loved ones?

What do YOU want? A person to NOT have a right to defend themselves and their loved ones? Now....that would be outrageous.

[pnllsprkf]

06:38 PM on 04/26/2012

he's definitely a PRO ABORTION POSTER MUG

[AY in CA]

04:13 PM on 04/26/2012

It's so easy to claim "self-defense" when your victim is already dead and can't say anything to counter your claim.

[Actionmac]

04:12 PM on 04/26/2012

What is outrageous about Scott following his orders from NRA? Didn't we expect this?

[Kate Zeiss]

03:19 PM on 04/26/2012

Scott is a JOKE . . . laugh's on you, Florida.

[lulubelle1956]

02:57 PM on 04/26/2012

this guy and his cronies are on the fast track out of florida, despit their rejection of amtrack expansion funds? and with them will go their shoot to kill law and other crazy laws.

[hypyrwyf]

02:37 PM on 04/26/2012

I saw the people he picked for the task force, talk about a stacked deck. It's as bad as Nikki Haley telling her panel what they were to find.

[Ichigo Kurosaki]

02:20 PM on 04/26/2012

The whole problem isn't the law, but the fact that Zimmerman broke the law against vigilantism. He was told to back off and refused. What was he out of his truck at the same location where he claims he was attacked by Trayon Martin? Was he playing at being Dirty Harry and rousting this kid without any legal authority whatsoever and Martin decides to knock the crap out of that fool?
You can't start a fight and then claim self-defense. The law clearly states that simple fact. The fact that the cops didn't arrest this pathetic wannabe for playing Batman is what should be investigated.
The law is only applicable when the circumstances that may require you to use deadly force are forced upon you through no fault of your own. Zimmerman was an actor. That makes his crime felony murder, not 2nd degree.
Yes, Scott is a putz. I've known that for more than a decade. Mr. Conservatives for Patients Rights. Don't forget that, y'all.

[hypyrwyf]

02:38 PM on 04/26/2012

The law is vague, and leaves too much room for abuse and mis-application.

[Ichigo Kurosaki]

03:48 AM on 04/27/2012

Not vague enough for Zimmerman's acts. There's something else going on here.

[jonreid1020]

12:07 PM on 05/01/2012

First, he was not "TOLD to back off" a telephone operator, with no authority at all, told him that he didn't "NEED him to do that".
Second, everyone has a right, as a citizen, to address anyone without fear of attack. I can ask any person that walks near my home what they are doing there. Of course they can ignore me or tell me to mind my own business or whatever, but they CAN NOT attack me. If they do, then I have the right to defend myself. It's simple.

[Israelibabs]

02:05 PM on 04/26/2012

Scott won't bite the hand that feeds him.

[fabuloush2s]

11:14 PM on 04/27/2012

Handssssssssssssss

[Israelibabs]

01:30 AM on 04/28/2012

You're right!

[FL Treehugger]

02:03 PM on 04/26/2012

"There were no appointments for lawmakers who favor gun controls". I live in Floriduh and didn't know there any lawmakers who favor gun controls!!

[SouthernYankeeBelle]

02:18 PM on 04/26/2012

I have personally boycotted FL on my list of states I am not going to visit. Why would I spend my money on a state that has representatives such as West say hateful things about democratics and then they want us to come to their state to spend my money. No thank you. I'll take my money and visit states in the northeast that don't say hateful things about democratics. That is what you call "self boycott". Kinda like "self deportation".

[Bobrupe42]

02:49 PM on 04/26/2012

And we are glad not to have you here

[feed the enemy]

02:02 PM on 04/26/2012

Stay out of Florida. Do not go the for vacation, it is dangerous.

[Yorksgal]

01:47 PM on 04/26/2012

Greed-driven Scott is making sure that the SYG laws investigation will not piss off his supporters by ensuring the same people who designed the law are there to defend it. Another good scam by Scott.

[onePERSONoneVOTE]

01:45 PM on 04/26/2012

what do you expect from the real life republican "Mr Burns"