Comments on: Conviction In ‘Stand Your Ground’ Case Overturned

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sat, 16 May 2015 23:19:50 +0000

CONSIDERING:
“Now people see how other felt about George Zimmerman going free. I hope he go free behind stand your grounds.”

George Zimmerman did not cite Stand Your Ground as justification.
George Zimmerman did not attack Trayvon Martin.
George Zimmerman was crying out for help as Trayvon Martin beat his head into the concrete.
George Zimmerman was acquitted by a jury.
George Zimmerman is not a convicted sex offender, to the best of my knowledge.

Timothy Donald Helton did cite Stand Your Ground even though he attacked.
Timothy Donald Helton did hunt people down and attack them.
Timothy Donald Helton was convicted by a jury.
Timothy Donald Helton has long standing issues, such that it has long been legally recognized that children may not be safe around him.

David for justice

By: coseys ex

coseys ex — Fri, 15 May 2015 10:21:03 +0000

@mrman
There is no comparison in the George Zimmerman trial and this case. Apples and Oranges..

There will always be those that oppose Stand your ground as there are those that believe in gun control. I myself used to hate guns and insisted my husband not have one in our home with our children. I was afraid of things I knew nothing about. I didn’t understand guns and had only heard horror stories of children getting a hold of a gun in their homes and killing themselves.

I digress. This case is clearly not a Stand your ground case but instead a case of a man with anger issues he couldn’t control beating a man senseless with a pipe but kudos to the attorney for reaching for the stars to defend his client.

By: MrMan

MrMan — Thu, 14 May 2015 22:48:35 +0000

Now people see how other felt about George Zimmerman going free. I hope he go free behind stand your grounds.

By: DKITTRELL

DKITTRELL — Thu, 14 May 2015 21:01:41 +0000

I AGREE WITH SOME IF THE SYSTEM LETS HIM OUT ,THEN THEY NEED TO LET HIM STAY WITH THEM FOREVER, THIS AINT EVEN CLOSE TO WHAT EVER CHARGES IF HE PLAINLY LEFT THE SCENE AND CAME BACK TO THE SAME SCENE HE SHOULD BE CHARGED AS AGRESSOR ,LOCK HIS BUTT UP

By: haley

haley — Thu, 14 May 2015 19:54:26 +0000

Hmmm. He left the scene, then returned? Doesn’t sound like “stand your ground.” Sounds more like going back and getting back into an altercation. I understand, as he was not afforded “due process” as the jury was not instructed properly. However, I don’t understand his defense of “stand your ground” in this case. Just saying.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Thu, 14 May 2015 16:35:07 +0000

emschick,
Many oppose Stand Your Ground, not for any real flaws but for imagined flaws or misinterpretations and misapplication. This man will be tried again and if the facts are as presented, the judge doesn’t err, the jury is reasonable, he will be convicted again.

It is to his benefit to be tried again. This way there’s no reason to question whether or not he got justice.

(Note that at least one completely agreed with what you later declared to be sarcasm.)

David for clarity

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 14 May 2015 10:18:06 +0000

I wonder if all of his previous victims beat his dog cat bird fish or whatever. You have to be arrested and found guilty sooooo many times before a judge will sentence you as habitual it’s ridiculous this guy deserves what he got and for his friends that believes in him just send him soup money

By: molino jim

molino jim — Thu, 14 May 2015 02:27:40 +0000

I was wondering when the “you don’t know the whole story” line would pop up.

By: emschick

emschick — Thu, 14 May 2015 02:13:56 +0000

@david huie green

I was being sarcastic in my comment. As a ccw permit holder who carries a gun and a woman who has had to shoot at a stranger in my bedroom when I woke up in the middle of the night I know the stand your ground law very well.

By: coseys ex

coseys ex — Thu, 14 May 2015 02:07:11 +0000

“so they got what they got” That makes you no better than this monster. It’s horrible if they did beat his dog but you don’t “throw” a pipe or beat anybody’s brains out with a pipe and if you do you deserve to be in prison for a very,very long time.

Peiple need to stop making excuses for people doing bad things. He left the residence and came back with a pipe and beat or threw a man’s brains out. That makes him a monster!!