Comments on: Cantonment Woman Charged After Throwing Rocks And Bricks At Three People, ECSO Says

By: me

me — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 02:21:26 +0000

Yea, when we were kids, we might get in a fight but didn’t want our parents to find out – much less get police involved.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 04:08:58 +0000

REGARDING:
“you were likely able to retreat or you used excessive force”

STAND YOUR GROUND LAW does not require you to retreat. That was the entire point. It only applies when you actually feel threatened, though.

For example, if someone said, “I’m gonna kick your butt,” that would not be a threat to their life and might not be covered. (If the person is dead, he cannot refute your claim if you claim he said he was going to kill you or that he had a gun was about to pull it — unless there are witnesses of course.) If someone said, “I’m going to get you,” that wouldn’t be covered usually. If you fire a warning shot, you have already shown that you’re willing to waste ammunition and therefore must not feel threatened.

Dola can give details if Dola wishes to. Me not know.

David for love and kindness

By: JJ

JJ — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 23:57:16 +0000

@DOLA
you were likely able to retreat or you used excessive force.
Which was it. LOL

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 22:11:34 +0000

So, were they large rocks & bricks?
I’m just askin for a friend.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 21:59:06 +0000

@mnon

The article doesn’t say how big the rocks she was throwing were. They could have been pebbles. They could have been shotput-size. All we can do is wildly speculate.

However, she was *also* throwing bricks, which (as far as I’m aware) don’t come in pebble-size.

Getting hit in the head with a brick is going to do some pretty serious damage.

By: Jimbo Mac

Jimbo Mac — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 21:39:55 +0000

Take a minute to look her up on Escambia county Jailview, current and released inmates. She has a history of arrests for violent behavior. I’m not judging her, but this isn’t her first encounter with the law. Could be a mental health issue or substance abuse – who knows, but I hope she gets the help she apparently needs.

By: mnon

mnon — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 20:50:55 +0000

hahaha @just a little physic’s gets it LOL.. unless it was coming out of a slingshot, *shrug* its whatever LOL It just shows the intellect of these responders.. and name calling? really? That is usually the first comeback by those that do not have facts or a theory to argue. LOL, it bothers me not just shows how mature some people are. I’m still laughing thanks for brightening my weekend!

By: A little physics

A little physics — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 19:21:05 +0000

Mass x Velocity = Momentum; or kg x m/s.

So, could stones being thrown harm or kill a person?

The more massive the rock, the lower the velocity that could be achieved. However, if the rock was pointed, a lot of force could be projected on the point.

But if the victims were retreating, that could lower the momentum.

If I were the jury, I’d want to see the rock size and angularity before reaching a conclusion about injury or potential death.

And, I am being perfectly serious. It would play a role in my decision of the rocks being a “deadly weapon”.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 16:29:10 +0000

@mnon

If a person has a brain, then getting hit in the head with a brick can (obviously) cause serious injury or death.

I hope this woman can get the help she obviously needs, but she *did* assault 3 people with a deadly weapon, which *is* a felony charge in Florida.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 16:10:24 +0000

REGARDING:
“Seriously a felony??”

Thrown rocks have been used to kill people for thousands of years. They are harder to master than most guns, but can definitely kill.

(You have heard of execution by stoning haven’t you? It is still practiced in some parts of the world today.)

David for sanity