[nunya bidness]

Miss Jessamy is ambituous is the answer. She wants to unseat Martin O'Malley. And she's got most of the urban knee-jerk crowd behind her. And she'll probably get it when Martin tries to unseat Bob Ehrlich.

What a cesspool Maryland politics is.

[CurlyDave]

Too bad the judge didn't find some way to penalize the prosecutor...

[Cindy]

Absolutely right --- GUNS SAVE LIVES!

[Vic3O3]

ping

[fporretto]

Maryland has puzzled me politically for a long time. I know a large number of Marylanders from my work, and every one of them is a staunch conservative. Yet the state's politics have been dominated by Leftist thinking and policies for an unconscionable interval.

At least this judge has his head on straight. Let's hope there are others who just needed an example of forthright moral vision to evoke their own slumbering consciences.

Freedom, Wealth, and Peace,
Francis W. Porretto
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http://palaceofreason.com

[whipitgood]

The law should also provide the defendants with reimbursement for their legal expenses AND time lost from their jobs.

[arthurus]

why is Mrs. Jessamy squandering taxpayer dollars by persecuting small-business owners like Messrs. Kifer and Der, who were merely defending their lives and their property?

Because guns in the hands of citizens are considered much more dangerous to the state than guns in the hands of criminals.

[Ches]

Justice would have been better served if this had never gone to trial. Resume & agenda driven prosecutors have it all too easy, using the process to dish out punishment. If the story is correct any moron would realize there was no premeditation. The perpetrators prosecutor knew full well the business owners were not the bad guys yet this zealot of the seculor state chose to punish and show her disapproval of the use of force and firearms even in an act of self-defense.

"Jessamy blundered badly by prosecuting Messrs. Kifer and Der to begin with — especially on first-degree murder charges."

IMO this was no blunder, it was planned. The robbery victims defended themselves that night and have been on the defensive ever since. They received a financial spanking they will never forget.

Cesspool may be an understatement.

[beavus]

The problem with a court making a decision on this matter is that the only facts seem to be one dead tresspasser, one hammer, and two armed defenders. The only witnesses were the two defendants who were facing jail time. What if instead of threatening to kill them, the intruder, who apparently broke in unarmed, saw their guns and yelled "Please don't shoot!". It still isn't 1st degree murder, but it isn't commendable either.

[facedown]

bump

[freepatriot32]

at least they werent living in california California 'Literacy Tests' for Gun Buyers an Assault on Civil liberty