profiling

[Jonathan Lighter]

Since the law presumes Z innocent, won't the state have to prove to a jury
that M *didn't* jump him from behind  and then, catching sight of the gun,
*didn't* try to get it away from him, making him fear for his life?

BTW, the state does not allege that Z used the
materializing-dematerializing "racial epithet," but that he spoke instead
of "these assholes" and "punks."

JL

On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:

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> At 4/13/2012 03:36 PM, victor steinbok wrote:
> >That's not the only bidirectional issue. Under Florida law, it is possible
> >for both people in a confrontation of this sort to claim self-defense
> under
> >the Stand Your Ground statute, but only one of them would win the lottery.
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> Do you win the lottery if you're the survivor in this duel in this OK
> corral state, or do you win the lottery if you're the victim and go to
> Heaven?
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> Joel
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