Stand you Ground? No, get your butt to jail!

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I don't know why you chose to post an article that only gave "part of the story" then. I know they found him guilty for a reason, however, your article didn't exactly spell out what that reason was.

I didn't write that article. Or the others which also have rather incomplete accounts of the crime. When you go back to the 2010 coverage you will see much clearer why Dooley was found guilty.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Well, I posted the story that discusses Dooley's deserved conviction. I don't control the content of that article - it is what it is. But again, a jury doesn't convict a man who was merely acting in self defense.

You don't control the content of the article, but you do control what content you post, no?

And let's not pretend that a jury always gets it right, either.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

You don't control the content of the article, but you do control what content you post, no?

Yes, I wanted to link to an article that discusses the conviction of one Travis Dooley. The article correctly reflects on that issue. As for the background information of the crime that led to that conviction, the articles on the conviction were all ####### and incomplete. Now what?

And let's not pretend that a jury always gets it right, either.

True, they don't. But they did nail this one.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Yes, I wanted to link to an article that discusses the conviction of one Travis Dooley. The article correctly reflects on that issue. As for the background information of the crime that led to that conviction, the articles on the conviction were all ####### and incomplete. Now what?

It discusses the conviction, but not the reason behind it. You had to post another snippet from a different story in order to explain why he was convicted.

The first article you posted, I couldn't possibly see how he was found guilty.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

I didn't write that article. Or the others which also have rather incomplete accounts of the crime. When you go back to the 2010 coverage you will see much clearer why Dooley was found guilty.

I agree that there seems to be a conflict about what actually happened. Did Dooley point a gun at this guy? Or did he point to the gun to try and difuse the situation? There seems to be multiple accounts.

[Teddy B 17,251]

It discusses the conviction, but not the reason behind it. You had to post another snippet from a different story in order to explain why he was convicted.

The first article you posted, I couldn't possibly see how he was found guilty.

That's cause it wasn't written in Canadian.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

That's cause it wasn't written in Canadian.

I need smaller words or else I'm lost.

[natty bumppo 289]

I need smaller words or else I'm lost.

would it also help if it was spoken louder?

[Penny Lane 8,159]

would it also help if it was spoken louder?

Of course. And with an "eh" at the end.

[natty bumppo 289]

Of course. And with an "eh" at the end.

and a package of timbits ....

[Penny Lane 8,159]

and a package of timbits ....

Oh, timbits How I miss them.

At work here, we had donut holes brought in for a breakfast meeting and I called them timbits and everyone laughed at me.

[natty bumppo 289]

Oh, timbits How I miss them.

At work here, we had donut holes brought in for a breakfast meeting and I called them timbits and everyone laughed at me.

appears there is a need for training ... those guys need to get out more

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Should we tell Mr. Big Dog how many people in his community are actually packing to scare the ####### out of him?

[Penny Lane 8,159]

I'm willing to bet a large number in my community own guns. I couldn't care less. It doesn't scare me OR make me feel safer.

[Harsh_77 716]

This is an interesting case. I agree with the jury that he should face jail time since, IMO, using a gun was excessive force and it was concealed/unknown to James (from everything I've read on this case). I'm not a gun proponent in the first place, so I am a bit reassured that he was found guilty. My sense of uneasiness with the case comes from how hard the sentence was, but I don't think I know enough to justify or ridicule the jury's decision there yet.

So if you are a 70 yr old attacked by 40 yr old twice your size – would you not pull out your gun?

What was 70 yr old supposed to do?