Hi all
I can't stand listening to the Margery Egan types who claim we have no need for Stand Your Ground, saying that existing laws work just fine. If we have any chance of getting this law passed, we need real examples where people have either been jailed, prosecuted or suffered financial harm as a result of defending themselves. Can you help me build a list of these sorts of examples? I couldn't find this here already, but sorry if my search didn't work and this is a dupe.
Thanks!
Craig
Oct-2011, Swampscott, Anthony McKay, fought off armed robber in driveway with bare hands and was arrested, DA dropped charges after 3 months but after initially supporting charges in court.
Nov-2000, Dorchester, Colum J. Flaherty, fought off road rage attacker with a knife, charged with Assault & Battery with a Deadly Weapon, attacker charged days later, unclear disposition
Dec-2009, Quincy, Robert O'Connell, involved in road rage confrontation and shot possible attacker, $500K bail on charges of attempted murder, assault, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building, unclear disposition as of May-2011 articles
Oct-2009, Boston, Paul Langone, shot and killed armed man attacking psychiatrist at MGH, placed on paid leave as security officer, DA declined to press charges on April 1, 2010
2003, Cambridge, Alexander Pring-Wilson, stabbed and killed one of three attackers, found guilty, JAIL TIME???, ordered to pay $260K to estate of attacker
1999, Boston, David and Paul Pepicelli, attacked by five men and at least one was armed with a gun, found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and in prison
Thanks for the additions: hminsky, Devils Paintbrush
I can't stand listening to the Margery Egan types who claim we have no need for Stand Your Ground, saying that existing laws work just fine. If we have any chance of getting this law passed, we need real examples where people have either been jailed, prosecuted or suffered financial harm as a result of defending themselves. Can you help me build a list of these sorts of examples? I couldn't find this here already, but sorry if my search didn't work and this is a dupe.
Thanks!
Craig
Oct-2011, Swampscott, Anthony McKay, fought off armed robber in driveway with bare hands and was arrested, DA dropped charges after 3 months but after initially supporting charges in court.
Nov-2000, Dorchester, Colum J. Flaherty, fought off road rage attacker with a knife, charged with Assault & Battery with a Deadly Weapon, attacker charged days later, unclear disposition
Dec-2009, Quincy, Robert O'Connell, involved in road rage confrontation and shot possible attacker, $500K bail on charges of attempted murder, assault, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building, unclear disposition as of May-2011 articles
Oct-2009, Boston, Paul Langone, shot and killed armed man attacking psychiatrist at MGH, placed on paid leave as security officer, DA declined to press charges on April 1, 2010
2003, Cambridge, Alexander Pring-Wilson, stabbed and killed one of three attackers, found guilty, JAIL TIME???, ordered to pay $260K to estate of attacker
1999, Boston, David and Paul Pepicelli, attacked by five men and at least one was armed with a gun, found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and in prison
Thanks for the additions: hminsky, Devils Paintbrush
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