A legally blind Florida man who shot a houseguest/drinking buddy to death during a fight in 2012, then was acquitted under the state's "stand your ground" law, has won a lawsuit asking to have his guns returned to him. It is not known whether the guns suffered from having been away from their rightful owner. John Wayne Rogers, of Geneva, Florida, shot James DeWitt one fine morning after he, Dewitt, and Dewitt's girlfriend got back from a beer run -- Rogers told Dewitt to leave the house, Dewitt refused, so Rogers did what any reasonable person would do in the situation -- he went and grabbed his rifle from his bedroom. When he returned, Dewitt charged him, and Rogers shot him dead. Under Florida law, that's standing your ground, even though Rogers left and came back with a gun. There was no flag on the play, so Rogers got the first down, and DeWitt stayed that way.
So now it's been reduced to a formula? Jeez, I remember when it used to require careful breeding and attentive nurturing to produce one of these.
Yeah, but it's registered, and inspected, and insured, and you need to be licensed, and they can take it away from you if you kill people with it.
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I think I see the problem, here. A &quot;Stand Your Ground&quot; law is also, by definition, a &quot;Potential Victim Run Like Hell&quot; law. The victim in this case was obviously thinking, &quot;Aw, he&#039;s blind! He couldn&#039;t hit a sitt-&quot;
<i>&quot;Dewitt charged him, and Rogers shot him dead. Under Florida law, that&rsquo;s standing your ground&quot;</i>
Rogers got the gun which (rightly) put Dewitt in fear for his life so charged Rogers in hopes to disarm him. If Rogers had ended up dead, Dewitt would have been acquitted*. SYG: Is there anything it can&#039;t do? ____________________________ * unless he&#039;s blah, obvs
It blindsided me.
In the land of the blind, the two-eyed dude is, apparently, a sitting duck.
Blind dude who can shoot like that probably still stands up to piss.
So now it&#039;s been reduced to a formula? Jeez, I remember when it used to require careful breeding and attentive nurturing to produce one of these.
I don&#039;t know, it didn&#039;t affect his job as a health and safety inspector at a meat processing facility.
Even a blind nut shoots a squirrel from time to time.
The law turned a blind eye to his crimes.
King Friday XIII had it coming. Mr Rogers was just standing his make believe ground
Alcohol and gun powder mix fine, but it tastes awful.
Yeah, but it&#039;s registered, and inspected, and insured, and you need to be licensed, and they can take it away from you if you kill people with it.
A gun is just WAY more convenient.
Face-eating bath-salts abusers.
In Floriduh, there are none so blind that they will not shoot.
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I think I see the problem, here. A &quot;Stand Your Ground&quot; law is also, by definition, a &quot;Potential Victim Run Like Hell&quot; law. The victim in this case was obviously thinking, &quot;Aw, he&#039;s blind! He couldn&#039;t hit a sitt-&quot;
I was just in Florida for vacation. I heard loud music and went to the movies but didn&#039;t shoot anyone!
<i>&quot;Dewitt charged him, and Rogers shot him dead. Under Florida law, that&rsquo;s standing your ground&quot;</i>
Rogers got the gun which (rightly) put Dewitt in fear for his life so charged Rogers in hopes to disarm him. If Rogers had ended up dead, Dewitt would have been acquitted*. SYG: Is there anything it can&#039;t do? ____________________________ * unless he&#039;s blah, obvs