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58Why Hasn't The NRA Come Out In Support Of Marissa Alexander?
After all the National Rifle Association (NRA) is all for public safety aren't they? In support of gun owners? At least that has been their stated reasoning behind their promotion of "Stand Your Ground" laws. Well why not Marissa Alexander then? ...
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74Florida's Stand Your Ground Law: A Tale of Two Cases
Is Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law being applied equally in all cases where the defendant claims self defense? Marissa Alexander was immediately arrested and denied this defense in a domestic violence case that did not end in her assailant's death.
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69Stand Your Ground Laws - Inherently Biased?
I'll be honest I had never heard about "Stand Your Ground" laws before Travon Martin was killed in Florida by George Zimmerman in February. Upon finding out it was being applied to someone who was not standing his ground but instead actively...
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67Paradigm Paralysis - Crime Justice
Common sense with life, and they way the world operates, especially in the justice system throughout the United States
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81Marissa Alexander Shoots Ceiling - Sentenced to 20 Years
Shooting a house can send one to jail
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75Stand Your Ground: The Case of Marissa Alexander
Proponents of Florida’s Stand Your Ground Laws say that the laws are aimed at protecting those who would protect themselves from harm, however, that is not the case in the story of Marissa Alexander. Alexander is facing a mandatory 20 years in...
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66Secondhand Reviews: "Crazy, Stupid, Love"
Rated PG-13 for strong language, sexual situations, and alcohol use. * * * * * * * * * * We've all seen misleading trailers: ads that convince you that a movie is one particular thing, causing you to go and see it on that basis, and once you do...
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72The Women of Rescue Me
The fascinating female characters and the talented actresses of Rescue Me are chronicled here.
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69If a Man Falls in a Rainforest...Murder by Chatroulette III
Graham sensed, rather than heard the dart and ducked just as it buried itself in the tree where his head had been. He didn't have to look, had it reached its intended target, the curare would have caused a paralysis of his respiratory muscles and in...
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52We Are Connected – A Tribute to Seventh Column
A couple days ago, I was listening to my Halo playlist (all soundtracks) while driving, and the song “Connected” came on. I was never partial to the melody or overall sound of the song, but from time to...
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