Marissa Alexander fired a gun at her abusive husband with the belief that she was protected under Florida's Stand Your Ground Law. She is now going to prison for twenty years, the minimum mandatory sentence for her crime, after rejecting a plea bargain in the hope that a trial would vindicate her. Trymaine Lee of The Huffington Post gives more detail about this rather complicated case in an insightful article.
While I take no pleasure in Alexander's circumstances, it is heartening to me that Stand Your Ground just lost some ground. It will be a big part of George Zimmerman's defense when he goes on trial for killing Trayvon Martin. I hope this latest development will help get justice for Trayvon.
Susan
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