The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.
- Albert Einstein
King of Cairhien 20-7-2
Chancellor of the Landsraad, Archduke of Is'Mod
- Albert Einstein
King of Cairhien 20-7-2
Chancellor of the Landsraad, Archduke of Is'Mod
Okay, how can you use the Trayvon Martin case AGAINST the stand-your-ground laws?
- 17/07/2013 10:15:55 PM
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Please, not another thread about this. There's already one that is very much active *NM*
- 17/07/2013 10:44:26 PM
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You forgot to mention that Zimmerman didn't actaully use a stand your ground defense *NM*
- 18/07/2013 02:03:51 AM
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+1 - The Zimmerman trial had absolutely nothing to do with the FL Stand Your Ground law. *NM*
- 18/07/2013 04:06:28 AM
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the judge included it in the instructions to the jury
- 19/07/2013 04:37:43 AM
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Jury instructions are standardized and were formulated by the Florida Supreme Court *NM*
- 19/07/2013 06:02:41 PM
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um, when did the collegiate sports organization get involved in politics?
- 18/07/2013 08:17:24 PM
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It's a combination of even more guns in circulation and no duty to retreat if you feel threatened
- 18/07/2013 09:13:47 PM
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blacks are incarcerated at a higher rate because they commit crime at a higher rate
- 19/07/2013 04:31:06 AM
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[citation needed]
- 19/07/2013 06:12:04 PM
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Don't be tedious, such a claim is unprovable but also the most logical inference
- 19/07/2013 07:10:22 PM
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If logic says so, then obviously that must be the only course of action possible....
- 19/07/2013 07:44:44 PM
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Um, how'd you get that out of my remarks?
- 19/07/2013 08:48:09 PM
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Honestly, I feel like we are getting into some dangerous territory here
- 24/07/2013 06:25:15 PM
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I wonder what we can call the racism version of Godwinning.
- 24/07/2013 07:01:20 PM
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Reductio ad Racism maybe? *NM*
- 24/07/2013 08:16:28 PM
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Yeah, I asked that question on Facebook recently: Ad genum (as opposed to ad hominem.)
- 13/08/2013 11:34:28 PM
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SYG really only introduces one new thing to self defense assertions, civil immunity.
- 19/07/2013 04:07:16 PM
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I'm pretty sure bypassing a SYG hearing leaves you open to civil suit, and that's probably proper
- 19/07/2013 06:51:38 PM
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My understanding is that they haven't forfeited the SYG option, just not used it yet.
- 20/07/2013 04:03:19 AM
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I really have no idea, I'm sure others much better qualified will research it
- 20/07/2013 05:24:38 AM
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The short answer is you cannot; Martin stood his ground in an unprovoked attack and died for it.
- 11/08/2013 09:01:36 PM
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so you are choosing to ignore the actual evidience and eye witnesses testimony?
- 13/08/2013 09:04:09 PM
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What evidence and eyewitness testimony do you have in mind?
- 13/08/2013 11:19:30 PM
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You really need to look up the fact since you appear to not know what it means
- 14/08/2013 11:53:05 AM
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