Why tell the truth? Because it hurts them.
The article from ThinkProgress (What a contradiction!) mention several cases that they swear up and down would not happen if SYG was not in the book. Some examples are:
Sherdavia Jenkins: Two drug dealers decide to settle their business probllems by shooting each other. As people trained by TV, they shot at everything but their intended targets and 9 year old Sherdavia Jenkins was killed. SYG had been recently instituted and the defense lawyers were prompt on saying they were going to use the defense. Except for the Miami Herald and the usual pundits, everybody with an IQ above shoe size figured SYG defense would not fly. Damon “Red Rock” Darling and Leroy “Yellowman” Larose are now serving lengthy prison sentences. Remember, just because you invoke it, does not mean you get it. If that would happen, I’d be the proud owner of the Poweball winning ticket.
Daniel Amore: This case is kinda weird. Apparently Kunta Grant and Kunta Grant had been having problems in the past and the day of the incident, Amore had punched Grant in the mouth. While picked up a phone and was with 911 when Amore attacked again and Grant defended himself via knife to the chest. NIether one was an angel (in fact they both apparently had plenty run-ins with the laws,) but attacking somebody while on the phone with the cops is kinda giving them a free legal pass.
Carlos Mustelier and a friend were just strolling down the street on a nice warm spring morning when an evil man just gunned him down, right? Except it was Fall at 1:24am. Mustelier and a friend attacked Thomas Baker who was walking his dog and Baker responded by placing shots on Mustelier. Friend ran away and the confrontation ended. The case was ruled in favor of Mr. Baker via SYG.
Christopher Cote: I can’t find much on this case, but apparently there was a silly argument between neighbors, Cote got in Jose Tapones’ property and he responded with two shotgun shots. SYG was denied by the judge (again, just because you invoke it, does not mean you get it) and Tampones was found guilty of Manslaughter. The appeals court overturned the conviction on the grounds of jury misconduct and ordered a new trial that acquitted Tampone.
Who has not seen killers claim self-defense as an excuse? Since time immemorial they have been trying to pull that one and prosecutors and judges have gone ahead and charged them anyway. The same applies to Stand Your Ground and at the risk of repeating myself to the point of making you sick, just because you invoke it, does not mean you get it. This is obvious to the people writing these scathing articles against SYG but they ignore it, why?
I am starting to feel that this new campaign against Stand Your Ground goes further than just hatred for the law itself. Maybe we are seeing the starting of a campaign to water down Self-Defense across the Nation? This would be a very dangerous path to take, akin to what happens in England where your right to Self Defense is all but a joke and anybody is a Tony Martin.
The problem is that the Opposition is stupid enough to try it.
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