Posts Tagged ‘Self Defense’
» posted on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012 at 7:46 pm by Damien Baldino
George Zimmerman: Guilty in the court of public opinion
Trayvon Martin
When I first heard about Trayvon Martin’s death, I was stunned. How could a kid walking to a convenience store for an iced tea and a bag of Skittles be killed? From the initial reports, Martin was killed by George Zimmerman, who appeared to be a loose cannon. Why would he murder a kid buying a snack? Was Trayvon Martin profiled because he was a black teenager? There were lots of questions that needed answering, including why George Zimmerman wasn’t charged and arrested for murdering Trayvon Martin. Of course, a funny thing happened on the way to answering those questions: The truth began to leak out.
According to early reports, it appeared that Martin was targeted by a racist white man. Well, George Zimmerman isn’t white. He’s hispanic, identifies himself as hispanic, and has almost the same skin color as Barack Obama, who said that Trayvon Martin resembles what his own son might have looked like. To this point, there’s also no evidence that Zimmerman has a history of racist behavior.
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post a comment | filed under Crime · Current Events · Race | tags: Al Sharpton, Florida, George Zimmerman, Jeb Bush, Jesse Jackson, Race, Racism, Sanford, Self Defense, Skittles, Stand Your Ground Law, Trayvon Martin
» posted on Sunday, April 18th, 2010 at 12:30 pm by Damien Baldino
Arizona allows individuals to carry concealed weapons without a permit
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signs concealed weapon bill into law.
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed a bill into law which allows adults to carry a concealed weapon without a permit. It’s nice to see that some places still take the 2nd Amendment seriously.
This bill has its detractors, but they clearly aren’t thinking straight. They might be worried about honest citizens carrying guns, but I’m not. What worries me are criminals who carry weapons for the sole purpose of committing crimes. You can pass a law banning people from having guns or carrying them without a permit, but in the end, the only ones who will follow it are honest, responsible citizens. Criminals will continue to carry guns, since someone who regularly assaults or robs people probably won’t care much about breaking another law. » read more
post a comment | filed under Crime | tags: 2nd Amendment, Arizona, Concealed Weapons, Guns, Jan Brewer, Janet Napolitano, Self Defense, Supreme Court
