I no longer have a need to go anywhere at any time that involves a hassle (except medical appointments) so I can avoid the riots disguised as protests. But I will never regard mobs threatening normal people and blocking their access to public locations as peaceful protests. I now live close enough to Atlanta to be concerned about inadvertently driving into one of those situations.
We really don't know whether Daniel Perry felt he was threatened while going somewhere he had to go. He probably should have turned around. I think you are correct in writing that an automatic pardon is not justified but there are credible reports that exculpatory evidence was withheld from the trial. The effort at this point should be determining if that is true and whether the murder charge was appropriate.
You are correct about open carry. It can be construed as a threat or a dare. I see no need for it and amateurs can easily lose control of their weapon. Concealed carry makes for a more polite society.
For anyone to pretend that they understood the level of threat that Sgt Perry felt when surrounded by screaming rioters, some armed, is laughable. He had the right to defend himself if he felt threatened and he said he felt threatened. He did not hide from the authorities and turned himself in immediately following the incident. He should never have been prosecuted and the DA that went against the recommendations of all of the professional law enforcement should really be removed from that position. We don't need DA's that can not distinguish criminals from victims. The lack of prosecution and detention of those perpetrating this type of gang violence is one of the reasons that the social fabric of America is disintegrating.
Wow, fascinating comments and telling on where we are as a society. The left believes in justice via the old tried and true standard; "a jury of their peers." On the other side of the ledger is the new mind set of those on the right; just do whatever to feed the frenzy and throw the red meat to the crowd. No, Abbott is not god nor should he attempt to play one. If the jury screwed up, then as SGman said, let them appeal the case. It's pretty damned simple gang...either you believe in the rule of law, or you don't.
I no longer have a need to go anywhere at any time that involves a hassle (except medical appointments) so I can avoid the riots disguised as protests. But I will never regard mobs threatening normal people and blocking their access to public locations as peaceful protests. I now live close enough to Atlanta to be concerned about inadvertently driving into one of those situations.
We really don't know whether Daniel Perry felt he was threatened while going somewhere he had to go. He probably should have turned around. I think you are correct in writing that an automatic pardon is not justified but there are credible reports that exculpatory evidence was withheld from the trial. The effort at this point should be determining if that is true and whether the murder charge was appropriate.
You are correct about open carry. It can be construed as a threat or a dare. I see no need for it and amateurs can easily lose control of their weapon. Concealed carry makes for a more polite society.
For anyone to pretend that they understood the level of threat that Sgt Perry felt when surrounded by screaming rioters, some armed, is laughable. He had the right to defend himself if he felt threatened and he said he felt threatened. He did not hide from the authorities and turned himself in immediately following the incident. He should never have been prosecuted and the DA that went against the recommendations of all of the professional law enforcement should really be removed from that position. We don't need DA's that can not distinguish criminals from victims. The lack of prosecution and detention of those perpetrating this type of gang violence is one of the reasons that the social fabric of America is disintegrating.
Wow, fascinating comments and telling on where we are as a society. The left believes in justice via the old tried and true standard; "a jury of their peers." On the other side of the ledger is the new mind set of those on the right; just do whatever to feed the frenzy and throw the red meat to the crowd. No, Abbott is not god nor should he attempt to play one. If the jury screwed up, then as SGman said, let them appeal the case. It's pretty damned simple gang...either you believe in the rule of law, or you don't.