For over 200 years, distinguishing self-defense from vigilantism was for police, prosecutors, juries, and judges to decide.Self defense is vigilantism. There's no way to tell the difference during a violent encounter until it's adjudicated by the government.
The new laws leave it up to you and me.
Really. Rick Perlstein said it, I believe it, that settles it.
Does this creature remind you of anybody else?
No, "Mr." Perlstein, she did not die because of vigilanteism; she died daring to defend herself against a bunch of cop thugs who screwed up, and then tried to cover up their crime by smearing her when she can no longer defend her reputation.
ReplyDelete"Mr." (and I use that term VERY loosely) Perlstein, you are one sorry excuse for a man!
Perlstein said; "The police fired on their assailant."
ReplyDeleteExcuse me, but whom was in their OWN home, minding their OWN business when assailed? Whom was exercising the "First Law of Nature" in DEFENSE of her JUST Rights?
You sir, are a boot-licking minion of the state. Would strongly suggest that you follow the advice of Alexander Hamilton;
"It ought also to be remembered that the citizens who inhabit the country at and near the seat of government will, in all questions that affect the general liberty and prosperity, have the same interest with those who are at a distance, and that they will stand ready to sound the alarm when necessary, and to point out the actors in any pernicious project. The public papers will be expeditious messengers of intelligence to the most remote inhabitants of the Union."
- Federalist #84
As it stands now, you come off as a TRAITOR to We The People.....
He can't even get the laws of Georgia correct, much less the story about Ms. Johnston.
ReplyDeleteThere are 3 valid reasons for self defense in GA and "Stand your ground" did not change any of them. They are Defense of Forcible felony 16-3-21, Defense of Habitation 16-3-23, and Defense of property other than habitation 16-3-24. http://www.legis.ga.gov/legis/GaCode/?title=16&chapter=3§ion=21
The only thing the stand your ground law did in GA was:
a. make the no-retreat issue that was already valid in Georgia courts written into the law.
b. Create civil and criminal immunity if one of the 3 reasons for defense is valid.
Here are the actual stand your ground code section numbers 16-3-23.1, 16-3-24.2, 51-11-9.
If this really was about drugs, the fact that a small amount of pot was found and if proved Ms. Johnston knew about would nullify the stand your ground defense (immunity) must not bother Perlstein.
I hate to bust Perlstien's bubble but immunity from criminal and civil suits is not something I would even consider during the few seconds I might have to decide how I should defend myself.
Visit http://www.georgiapacking.org/law.php and scroll down to the Deadly Force section that is the 3rd topic from the bottom. The 3 valid defenses are explained and Stand your ground is the last paragraph (remove/ignore the last paragraph and you get the law before stand your ground was passed).