In a case with some similarities to the George Zimmerman case, Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Ashley Moody has denied the use of Florida’s Stand Your Ground law in a shooting in September 2010 where an older man wrestled with a younger man on a basketball court. As with Zimmerman, Trevor Dooley, 69, had a gun permit and insisted that the younger man, David James, started the fight. In this case it was a black man shooting a white man, though the case has not generated the attention or controversy of the Zimmerman. Dooley is charged with manslaughter in James’ death.
James and his 8-year-old daughter Danielle were playing basketball on the court when a teenager entered the court on a skateboarder. Dooley told the teen that he was not allowed to skateboard on the court and was confronted by James who demanded that Dooley show him the sign that says no skateboarding. The teen was Dooley’s neighbor.
What followed as a shouting match and, what Dooley described, as a shoving match with James as the aggressor. Dooley says that he showed James his gun and shot James only after he was in fear of serious bodily injury. Notably, James’ daughter, aged 10, became a defense witness. She said that her father was “on top” of Dooley “to keep him down so he could actually get the answer” about where the sign was.
However, Moody still ruled that “…the evidence showed that Mr. James had not been threatening or aggressive in any way toward Defendant, although he did appear to be shocked, defensive, loud, upset and agitated. It was not until Defendant reached for and pulled out his weapon – indicating an intent to escalate from an argument to violence – that Mr. James exerted and used physical force against Defendant.”
That is precisely the type of ruling that prosecutors hope for in the trial of Zimmerman for the killing of Trayvon Martin. However, the Dooley case again shows how Special Prosecutor seriously over-charged the case against Zimmerman who is facing not a manslaughter charge but a second-degree murder charge. While Angela Corey insisted that the campaign for a criminal charge had no impact on her decision-making, the actual charge is disconnected with the criminal code and practices.
Source: ABC
If you haven’t had the chance to see Cool Hand Luke, you’re in for a treat.
The whole range of Newman from the 50s up to Butch Cassidy is a good weekend experience. He has a terrific range from hero to the truly loathsome (Hud).
anon, thanks for the Paul Newman video. very moving. will have to get the movie
I loved the interaction with the, lion furry with the wolf furry. This is showing that loving touch is very good even as minimally as it was given. The wolf sprawled out totally relaxed speaking in body n language saying Lion furry please give me more!. My doberman does that when I gently rub his natural floppy ears. It must tingle his senses in a good way like the lion tingled the senses of the wolf twitching one leg showing innocent relaxed pleasure as it coursed through his furry body. The furry lion in turn enjoyed giving the pleasure too. Sex gives pleasure too.why is it despised to be seen when this is not despised. Both furries are depicting a nude animal too. Why are natural parts on all life despised to have us act like they don’t exist? The furry wants to show them. let them. Love them with Gods unchanging love when they are allowed to .
I loved the interaction with the, lion furry with the wolf furry. This is showing tr5hat loving touch is very good even as minimally as it was given. The wolf sprawled out totally relaxed speaking in body n language saying Lion furry please give me more!. My doberman does that when I gently rub his natural floppy ears. It must tingle his senses in a good way like the lion tingled the senses of the wolf twitching one leg showing innocent relaxed pleasure as it coursed through his furry body. The furry lion in turn enjoyed giving the pleasure too. Sex gives pleasure too.why6 is it despised to be seen when this is not despised. Both furries are depicting a nude animal too. Why are natural parts on all life despised to have us act like they don’t exist? The furry wants to show them . let them. Love them with Gods unchanging love when they are allowed to .
Jesus comes like a Thief in the night to those that are not ready for him. The furries have been ready for him a long time. The ones not ready when his light shines will beg consumed by a light that will out shine the sun. That light is in the furry.The devil does not like it. Have no one persecuting the furry or any of their art treating it like is was bad, and the dark devil will be vamoose from the souls of men saving more souls than the lord would have expected.
Jesus comes like a Thief in the night to those that are not ready for him. The furries have been ready for him a long time. The ones not ready when his light shines will beg consumed by a light that will out shine the sun. That light is in the furry.The devil does not like it. Have no one persecuting the furry or any of their art treating it like is was bad, and the dark devil will be vamoose from the souls of men saving more souls than the lord wouyd have expected.
Thank you for mentioning my furry name, and for gently telling me you understand what I am saying. I will stop. Gives you a warm hug =^_^=.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG9tuuznL1Y&feature=player_detailpage#t=29s
Luke: 00h29s: Warner Brothers
Artie –
We all get it.
Now please give it a break.
Thank you for mentioning my furry name, and for gently tell in me you understand what I am saying. I will stop. Gives you a warm hug =^_^=.
The one who made life for you too kill to eat will judge you when you die. I guarantee you will see that Judge or be held captive in Satan’s jail that is unseen to wait for final judgment. Therefore judge yourself and avoid that fate. God is equal. Luke 6:37:King James Bible
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.
All of this is equal.
Hell is Gods light from Gods face you have not seen but Moses saw from Gods back on mount Sinai where the ten commandments came from .
Religions that have the truth will not teach it.I am not a religion that will reveal the truth that religions to date have not taught.
Hell is Gods light seen to the human that kills or hates not being like Jesus is like it was fire. KJV, 1 John 1;5This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light. Heb; 12:29;For our God is a consuming fire. James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, Hell is the face of God Moses could not look into or become ashes. Hell is not a place. Heaven is not a place. Jesus in you doings his good works willing to die rather than war doing good to whoever..
KJV, James 4:11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. 12There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
Kirk, James T. Stardate 3156.2 Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life. If I were you, I’d start looking for another job.
The one who made life for you too kill to eat will judge.When you die I guarantee you will see that Judge or be held captive in Satan’s jail that is unseen to wait for final judgment. Therefore judge yourself and avoid that fate. God is equal. Luke 6:37:King James Bible
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.
All of this is equal.
Hell is Gods light from Gods face you have not seen but Moses saw from Gods back on mount Sinai where the ten commandments came from .
Religions that have the truth will not teach it.I am not a religion that will reveal the truth that religions to date have not taught.
Hell is Gods light seen to the human that kills or hates not being like Jesus is like it was fire. KJV, 1 John 1;5This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light. Heb; 12:29;For our God is a consuming fire. James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, Hell is the face of God Moses could not look into or become ashes. Hell is not a place. Heaven is not a place. Jesus in you doings his good works willing to die rather than war doing good to whoever..
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I don’t care if Trayvon beat the crap out of Zimmerman. He was the aggressor and stalked Martin. Doesn’t TM have the right to stand his ground?
The word oi God is void in all of this except from me. The KJV was given fore a reason. We need to consider it.
Romans 14;8For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s. 9For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
10But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
11For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
12So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
13Let us not therefore judge one another any more:
Is this understood?
This agrees with the first.
KJV, James 4:11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. 12There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
George Zimmerman Medical Report Released, Faces Possible Hate Crime Charge
The Huffington Post | By Danielle Cadet
5/15/12
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/15/trayvon-martin-george-zimmerman_n_1518562.html
Excerpt:
According to a medical report from George Zimmerman’s family physician, the neighborhood watch volunteer was diagnosed with lacerations to the back of his head, a “closed fracture” of his nose, a pair of black eyes and a minor back injury the day after his fatal confrontation with Trayvon Martin, ABC News reports.
The three-page medical report is included in court documents that the state of Florida made public Monday, which also contained 911 calls, non-emergency calls, photos, video, medical records and a number of hardcopy documents. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the evidence also includes new video from the night of the shooting, both from the 7-Eleven store Trayvon visited before the confrontation and the clubhouse in the neighborhood where the teen was killed.
Law enforcement authorities said Zimmerman, who maintains he shot the teen in self-defense, told local police that Martin punched him in the face, climbed on top of him and slammed his head into the sidewalk. When the local police arrived at the scene, they found Zimmerman with a bloody nose, swollen lip and lacerations on the back of his head. Although paramedics gave him first aid, he said he did not need to go to the hospital and sought medical treatment the next day.
In addition to the second-degree murder charge he’s facing for shooting 17-year-old Martin, Zimmerman could face federal hate crime charges, WFTV reports.
Zimmerman had black eyes, nose fracture, records show
MIAMI — Court records show George Zimmerman had a pair of black eyes, a nose fracture and two cuts to the back of his head after the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
The medical records were part of evidence released Tuesday that prosecutors have in the second-degree murder case against Zimmerman. He has entered a plea of not guilty and claims self-defense in the Feb. 26 shooting. A message left Tuesday evening with Zimmerman’s attorney was not immediately returned.
Zimmerman was treated Feb. 27 at Altamonte Family Practice. A phone call made Tuesday evening to the practice rang unanswered.
ABC News first reported Zimmerman’s injuries from the medical records. Some of the injuries were previously reported by The Associated Press based on video of Zimmerman at a jail sally port.
Autopsy results show Trayvon Martin had injuries to his knuckles
SANFORD, Fla. — WFTV has confirmed that autopsy results show 17-year-old Trayvon Martin had injuries to his knuckles when he died.
The information could support George Zimmerman’s claim that Martin beat him up before Zimmerman shot and killed him.
The autopsy results come as Zimmerman’s attorney, Mark O’Mara continues to go over other evidence in the case.
O’Mara wouldn’t comment on the autopsy evidence, but WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said it’s better for the defense than it is for the prosecution.
WFTV has learned that the medical examiner found two injuries on Martin’s body: The fatal gunshot wound and broken skin on his knuckles.
When you compare Trayvon’s non-fatal injury with Zimmerman’s bloody head wounds, the autopsy evidence is better for the defense, Sheaffer said.
“It goes along with Zimmerman’s story that he acted in self-defense, because he was getting beaten up by Trayvon Martin,” Sheaffer said.
The injury to Martin’s knuckle also fits with Zimmerman’s story that before he shot and killed Martin, Martin had broken his nose and knocked him to the ground, slamming his head on the sidewalk.
But Sheaffer said there could be another explanation for Martin’s knuckle injury.
“It could be consistent with Trayvon either trying to get away or defend himself,” Sheaffer said.
Zimmerman shot and killed the unarmed teenager almost three months ago after calling 911 to report the teenager was acting suspiciously.
Zimmerman said Martin threw the first punch and that he opened fire in self-defense after his screams for help went unanswered.
The FBI was not able to determine whether it was Zimmerman or Trayvon who could be heard crying out for help in 911 calls but has stated they are using Computer Aided Automatic Scream Identification (CAASI) technology to resolve the issue.
God already knows. Let him take care of it. That is his Job.
I like this blog, I read it (and write horribly worded comments) all the time. But just as in the Zimmerman case, this one is a matter of people commenting from a distance. There can be no established “knowledge” without the evidence and testimony being played out in court. I’m not a big fan of guns due to some rather bothersome experiences of having shot and killed people and having been shot back at (Iraq). I own a pistol personally, but it stays at a gun range, and is used for killing evile paper circles. I also have a shotgun that stays in my home that is loaded with bean bag rounds for the first four shots, and then buck shot for the rest. (BTW, Remington semi automatic shotguns rule- 10 rounds, and no recoil, and that lets me use less than lethal round mixtures without fear of running out and being SOL should a situation continue to escalate). But the stand your ground law makes sense. You have the right to be where you wish to be, provided it’s lawful that you are there in the first place. You have a right to defend yourself and your property. I have zero sympathy for someone who gets killed in the process of initiating violence, even if it could have been avoided. I also have zero sympathy for people who use lethal force when less than lethal force could have been used to prevent loss of life or serious injury (without having to retreat). A common question from the anti-gun crowd is “Was it worth taking his life over…” whether it be a few dollars, or a wallet, or your television, or to prevent serious injury, or whatever. Um… yeah? That person made a choice. The consequences of that choice are his to bear. Don’t like getting shot? Try not attacking people. Or robbing people. Or breaking into people’s home. Or assaulting them in public. Heck, I’ve drawn on someone just for parking in my yard. He was high on drugs, and was waiting to attack his girlfriend across the street, and he actually was armed, but I didn’t know it at the time. He refused to leave when asked the first time. That was enough for me to dial 911 and introduce him to said Remington. However, it’s the usage of stand your ground laws that hasn’t made much sense in the media lately. The law is pretty explicit, as has been pointed out by many bloggers and pundits over the past few weeks. How these interpretations play out in court is going to depend on the evidence of the case (hopefully? maybe? probably not?). But it’s pure sophistry to view the case as one so far removed and make so many judgments as to actual intent and usage of deadly force.
The issue of race and how it affects actual justice is another matter entirely. I doubt this individual will get the same scrutiny given his case as will Zimmerman’s (except in a race to convict him) because race is still a horrible detriment to the wrong variety if you happen to be accused in court. I hope he has quality representation, and a decent voir dire. Otherwise, he’s guilty before he even steps foot into a court.
Artiewhitefox said:
“Do you think Jesus in us would stir up conflict or try to resolve conflict?”
If the New Testament is to be believed . . .
“And Jesus went into the temple and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. And He said to them, ‘It is written, l ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a m ‘den of thieves.’ ”
Matthew 21:12-13
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
I’d have to submit that “stirring up” vs “resolving” conflict might depend on your point of view.
A.R. Erb –
I agree with much of what you have to say, except this:
“I doubt that James would have attacked an armed man with a gun drawn and pointed at him.”
The sad reality is, unarmed- and lesser-armed people in a rage quite often do, in fact, run right at people with a weapon.
Not that this is what happened in this particular case.
Cheryl, It was James who inserted himself into the discussion between Dooley and the teenager. It was James who angrily went after Dooley, not the other way around. I don’t see James as being a peace maker. There is conflicting information as to when the gun was actually removed from Dooley’s waistband.
I hate to be the first to bring race into it, but a white teenager was challenged by a much older Black man. How dare he! And then another white man, former military, jumps in angrily challenging the Black man. I think the lesson is, if you’re Black, don’t expect SYG to work for you.