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Florida judge fails to understand how laws are made. He claims Florida's Stand Your Ground Law "should have been crafted by the Florida Supreme Court in the first place."
Dear Florida Judge: Laws are NOT made by judges. They're made by legislators, elected by We the People.
"Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed the amended legislation, backed by the National Rifle Association, into effect in June. Prosecutors were vehemently against the updated law because they believed it made it easier for defendants to get away from murder. Prosecutors also had to provide "clear and convincing" evidence that a defendant was not using the force as an act of self-defense."
Well, gee, Florida prosecutors! This is NOT about "winning cases." Your job should NOT be easy. It should be DIFFICULT to make a case for the sole reason that it's better to let nine guilty people walk than to put one innocent man in prison.
This is about administering justice, where the burden of proof absolutely MUST be on the state to make a case.
In Colorado country, we would never have seen the circus that ensued after Zimmerman shot Martin in response to Martin repeatedly slamming Zimmerman's head against a concrete sidewalk (assault and battery). The Sanford police department absolutely did the RIGHT thing when they decided it was self-defense and refused to press charges. That's precisely what would have happened here in Colorado.
Instead...
"On March 12, 2012, Police Chief Lee turned the investigation over to the State Attorney's office for review. Lee said there was not enough evidence to arrest Zimmerman. "In this case Mr. Zimmerman has made the statement of self-defense," Lee said. "Until we can establish probable cause to dispute that, we don't have the grounds to arrest him." "
EXACTLY. Nor should Zimmerman ever have been charged, as the facts obtained at the scene of the crime NEVER supported any sort of probable cause for murder.
"Legal analysts criticized the prosecution for over-charging Zimmerman, claiming that the probable cause affidavit did not support a charge of second-degree murder. Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz claimed the affidavit may have been perjurious if Special Prosecutor Angela Corey knowingly omitted facts favorable to Zimmerman's self-defense claim."
The amended legislation, backed by the National Rifle Association, is GOOD LAW. LEAVE IT ALONE, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Milton Hirsch. No, you are NOT "doing your job." You are legislating from the bench, and that is most certainly NOT your job. Talk about overstepping your authority... Sheesh!
Dear Florida Judge: Laws are NOT made by judges. They're made by legislators, elected by We the People.
"Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed the amended legislation, backed by the National Rifle Association, into effect in June. Prosecutors were vehemently against the updated law because they believed it made it easier for defendants to get away from murder. Prosecutors also had to provide "clear and convincing" evidence that a defendant was not using the force as an act of self-defense."
Well, gee, Florida prosecutors! This is NOT about "winning cases." Your job should NOT be easy. It should be DIFFICULT to make a case for the sole reason that it's better to let nine guilty people walk than to put one innocent man in prison.
This is about administering justice, where the burden of proof absolutely MUST be on the state to make a case.
In Colorado country, we would never have seen the circus that ensued after Zimmerman shot Martin in response to Martin repeatedly slamming Zimmerman's head against a concrete sidewalk (assault and battery). The Sanford police department absolutely did the RIGHT thing when they decided it was self-defense and refused to press charges. That's precisely what would have happened here in Colorado.
Instead...
"On March 12, 2012, Police Chief Lee turned the investigation over to the State Attorney's office for review. Lee said there was not enough evidence to arrest Zimmerman. "In this case Mr. Zimmerman has made the statement of self-defense," Lee said. "Until we can establish probable cause to dispute that, we don't have the grounds to arrest him." "
EXACTLY. Nor should Zimmerman ever have been charged, as the facts obtained at the scene of the crime NEVER supported any sort of probable cause for murder.
"Legal analysts criticized the prosecution for over-charging Zimmerman, claiming that the probable cause affidavit did not support a charge of second-degree murder. Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz claimed the affidavit may have been perjurious if Special Prosecutor Angela Corey knowingly omitted facts favorable to Zimmerman's self-defense claim."
The amended legislation, backed by the National Rifle Association, is GOOD LAW. LEAVE IT ALONE, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Milton Hirsch. No, you are NOT "doing your job." You are legislating from the bench, and that is most certainly NOT your job. Talk about overstepping your authority... Sheesh!
