Stand Your Ground Only Applies To White Men

This story makes absolutely no sense. A Florida woman fires three warning shots at an abusive boyfriend and she’s facing decades in prison. Nobody died. There’s a stand your ground law in Florida for this precise reason. And nobody died. Meanwhile George Zimmerman prowls our streets to clog another sewer drain.

Florida woman in ‘warning-shot’ case to face triple her original sentence at retrial (via Raw Story )

The Jacksonville, Florida woman whose 20-year sentence for firing warning shots at her ex-husband was overturned may face 60 years to life in prison if prosecutors successfully retry her case. Marissa Alexander was convicted of three counts of aggravated…