(April 21, 2016 at 1:41 pm)Losty Wrote: Yea I just looked it up because I was going off memory of it at the time. Pretty sure she also go two years of house arrest right?

Far as I remember it, she tried to invoke Hold Your Ground. Same bullshit, Zimmerman just got off the hook at that time. What she didn't consider was that she is a woman and Zimmerman just shot a black guy and didn't threaten the white male.

(April 21, 2016 at 1:44 pm)abaris Wrote:

(April 21, 2016 at 1:41 pm)Losty Wrote: Yea I just looked it up because I was going off memory of it at the time. Pretty sure she also go two years of house arrest right?

Far as I remember it, she tried to invoke Hold Your Ground. Same bullshit, Zimmerman just got off the hook at that time. What she didn't consider was that she is a woman and Zimmerman just shot a black guy and didn't threaten the white male.

Yes she's a black woman. And stand your ground was created specifically for white people.

Meh, stupid things happen... especially when the legal system is involved

(April 21, 2016 at 1:19 pm)Divinity Wrote: Completely left out was the fact that her boyfriend had been violent, and he had a history of violence against her.  They were also lenient because she showed remorse, administered first aid, and had children to take care of as well-- which were all considered when they sentenced her.  

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/regional/3...ed-partner

Now how about in Texas, where a man got probation for killing his Trans girlfriend?

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/20...riend.html

Oh and of course Ethan Couch getting probation for killing four people in a drunk driving incident.  Which pretty much everyone knows by now.  

So even if the sentencing is a little unfair, it happens for men as well.

I was just about to start searching for the rest of the news item, so thank you, Divinity.

You had to look a long way for this one, Pool.  Hell, Porirua is about 25 minute's drive from where I currently live.

But, as others have said, know the WHOLE story.  We accuse Christians of picking and choosing passages to prove their points, let's not be as dishonest as them.

So, when I was twenty and my boyfriend broke into my house, set everything valuable on fire, tied me up, beat me, and then only got a temporary restraining order, what would you call that, pool?

(April 21, 2016 at 6:15 pm)The_Empress Wrote: So, when I was twenty and my boyfriend broke into my house, set everything valuable on fire, tied me up, beat me, and then only got a temporary restraining order, what would you call that, pool?

Pool would probably ask you what you did to him, to force him into that position.

(April 21, 2016 at 6:15 pm)The_Empress Wrote: So, when I was twenty and my boyfriend broke into my house, set everything valuable on fire, tied me up, beat me, and then only got a temporary restraining order, what would you call that, pool?

Holy fuck, really?

I'd call that a serious miscarriage.

Imagine if you'd killed him in self defence?  Wonder what Pool would say to that?

(April 21, 2016 at 6:15 pm)The_Empress Wrote: So, when I was twenty and my boyfriend broke into my house, set everything valuable on fire, tied me up, beat me, and then only got a temporary restraining order, what would you call that, pool?

My honest response would be that you need better judgement when choosing your boyfriends. You can't really complain shitty people for acting shitty,it's their norm. Considering the fact that you were 20 and you're pretty good looking you'd probably have had atleast 3 guys ready to treat you like a princess at that time , right? Just speculations on my part though, don't get worked up if I turn out to be wrong.
Of course in no way am I justifying what that person did to you.

(April 21, 2016 at 9:28 pm)pool the great Wrote:

(April 21, 2016 at 6:15 pm)The_Empress Wrote: So, when I was twenty and my boyfriend broke into my house, set everything valuable on fire, tied me up, beat me, and then only got a temporary restraining order, what would you call that, pool?

My honest response would be that you need better judgement when choosing your boyfriends. You can't really complain shitty people for acting shitty,it's their norm. Considering the fact that you were 20 and you're pretty good looking you'd probably have had atleast 3 guys ready to treat you like a princess at that time , right?  Just speculations on my part though, don't get worked up if I turn out to be wrong.
Of course in no way am I justifying what that person did to you.

Then your honest response to this woman stabbing her boyfriend should have been that you can't really complain shitty people for doing shitty things, no?

(April 21, 2016 at 9:28 pm)pool the great Wrote:

(April 21, 2016 at 6:15 pm)The_Empress Wrote: So, when I was twenty and my boyfriend broke into my house, set everything valuable on fire, tied me up, beat me, and then only got a temporary restraining order, what would you call that, pool?

My honest response would be that you need better judgement when choosing your boyfriends. You can't really complain shitty people for acting shitty,it's their norm. Considering the fact that you were 20 and you're pretty good looking you'd probably have had atleast 3 guys ready to treat you like a princess at that time , right?  Just speculations on my part though, don't get worked up if I turn out to be wrong.
Of course in no way am I justifying what that person did to you.

Am I to assume you had the same advice for the guy in your OP? He should have made better judgement in choosing his girlfriends or he would get himself killed?

Seriously, pool. I'm going to keep repeating it until it sinks in (I'll probably be repeating myself a lot): Your thinking is about as deep as a Justin Bieber song. Think harder.