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Demovictory9

(32,457 posts) Mon Sep 30, 2019, 11:40 PM Sep 2019

A judge has ruled a jury can consider the "Stand Your Ground law" in 'wrong apartment shooting'

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BREAKING: A judge has ruled a jury can consider the Castle Doctrine - basically a Stand Your Ground law - during deliberations to determine whether a Texas woman should be punished for entering the wrong apartment and fatally shooting an unarmed Black man.

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A judge has ruled a jury can consider the "Stand Your Ground law" in 'wrong apartment shooting' (Original Post) Demovictory9 Sep 2019 OP

does it specify in the vigilante doctrine that you must be in your OWN home??? Skittles Sep 2019 #1

I guess not. apparently it's ok to shoot black men no matter where you encounter them Demovictory9 Sep 2019 #3

And the guy was a freaking saint exboyfil Oct 2019 #6

How could the "castle doctrine" apply Bettie Sep 2019 #2

... Demovictory9 Sep 2019 #4

I knew it was going to come down to mistaken exboyfil Sep 2019 #5

"Stand Someone Else's Ground" More_Cowbell Oct 2019 #7

If she is acquitted it is a TOTAL TRAVESTY. Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2019 #8

Texas justice working for the police, no matter what the law's intent is. TeamPooka Oct 2019 #9

Sickening. Tipperary Oct 2019 #10

Skittles

(153,169 posts)

1. does it specify in the vigilante doctrine that you must be in your OWN home???

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Sep 30, 2019, 11:41 PM

Sep 2019

utterly ridiculous

Demovictory9

(32,457 posts)

3. I guess not. apparently it's ok to shoot black men no matter where you encounter them

Reply to Skittles (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 30, 2019, 11:44 PM

Sep 2019

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2019/09/30/jury-consider-castle-doctrine-amber-guyger-murder-trial/

exboyfil

(17,863 posts)

6. And the guy was a freaking saint

Reply to Demovictory9 (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 12:00 AM

Oct 2019

and still the Texas Rangers tried to smear his reputation. She got to purge her texts from that night (some were recovered). How many other suspects who just shot someone in their own home get to stay on their phone and even go home that night with their phone. Most of the time it would go into property while she is booked, and the police would be getting a search warrant to check out its contents.

Bettie

(16,110 posts)

2. How could the "castle doctrine" apply

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Sep 30, 2019, 11:44 PM

Sep 2019

when it wasn't HER APARTMENT! FFS. She killed a man who was eating ice cream in his own home!

If that is the new standard, we should all be worried!

No, I wasn't robbing the place, I just thought it was my house and my stuff!

OMG! I thought that was MY car and I'd just lost my keys!

Ridiculous? Yeah, but so is the idea that she walked in, killed a man in his own house, and may get off without any truly serious consequences.

Demovictory9

(32,457 posts)

4. ...

Reply to Bettie (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 30, 2019, 11:46 PM

Sep 2019

After abbreviated testimony on Saturday, defense attorneys rested their case first thing Monday morning. During a session, outside of the presence of the jury, defense attorneys and prosecutors argued over the language of the instructions the judge with provide to jurors. It was during this session that Judge Tammy Kemp ruled the jury can consider the Castle Doctrine during deliberations.

The Castle Doctrine, similar to the Stand Your Ground Law, allows a person to use “or using force (even deadly force) in the protection of a home, vehicle, or other property if someone attempts to forcibly enter or remove an individual from the premises.

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exboyfil

(17,863 posts)

5. I knew it was going to come down to mistaken

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Sep 30, 2019, 11:57 PM

Sep 2019

Castle Doctrine. I wish someone had researched if such a defense had ever been used before.

It was disgusting from the start as the Texas Rangers who should have been adversaries in investigating her, were actually cheer leading for her.

More_Cowbell

(2,191 posts)

7. "Stand Someone Else's Ground"

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 12:20 AM

Oct 2019

What a disgrace.

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)

8. If she is acquitted it is a TOTAL TRAVESTY.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 12:57 AM

Oct 2019

How in the BLUE FUCK could she have been in a position to invoke the Castle Doctrine when she was the ONLY one armed ??? NO WAY should she be allowed to use this as a defense.

If she walks, there simply is NO JUSTICE anymore for people of color in this country.

TeamPooka

(24,229 posts)

9. Texas justice working for the police, no matter what the law's intent is.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 01:01 AM

Oct 2019

Tipperary

(6,930 posts)

10. Sickening.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 02:36 AM

Oct 2019

No words.

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