"Stand Your Ground" op ed in the NY Times 3/21

[Carry_24/7]

Webley; all true.....

 

[Fishing_Cabin]

The thought process behind that assumption is that if someone is willing to violently assault or murder a police officer, who is already known to be armed and capable of defending himself, then what would that person be willing to do to an unarmed and helpless victim?

Webleymkv,

I will also add that, generally speaking, that violent assault or murder of a police officer, deputy, etc, is considered a crime against society, because, the LEO, as a representitive of the society he serves, was the victim. This is why that a crime against an officer carries a stronger punishment. Or at the very least, this is what I was told years back in the academy, and have understood since then.

 

[shortwave]

Very true Weblymkv and Fishing_Cabin .

Although I'll further add that ANY murder is an assault against society and the murderer when found guilty should be dealt with on an equal and the harshest of terms as to never have the opportunity to commit murder again.

A life should never be based on ones status in life, as sadly, it often is in our society.

The lives of my loved ones, three(and soon to be four) of which are in LE, all mean the same to me.

 

[gc70]

Frank Ettin,

If Zimmerman qualifies for immunity against civil actions under the SYG law, would that immunity extend to the homeowners' association that Martin's family has announced plans to sue?

 

[Frank Ettin]

If Zimmerman qualifies for immunity against civil actions under the SYG law, would that immunity extend to the homeowners' association that Martin's family has announced plans to sue?

I don't know and would need to spend a good deal more time researching Florida law than I plan to.

 

[ScottRiqui]

While the letter of the law regarding murder of a police officer may be the same as murder of anyone else,

The killing of a police officer isn't even treated the same under the letter of the law. In most (if not all) states, killing a police officer warrants an automatic upgrade of the charges to "first degree murder", "capital murder", or whatever the particular state calls it.

 

[Tom Servo]

Throughout this thread, the staff asked that discussion concentrate on the Stand Your Ground law, not the Zimmerman case. Those requests were repeatedly defied.

The facts on the case are not in, and even if they were, this is a potential emotional minefield. We will not be discussing it now, or at any point in the near future.