The verdict in the George Zimmerman trial has brought increased scrutiny and attention to the case of Marissa Alexander.

The Florida woman was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot at the wall of her home to scare off her admittedly abusive husband.

Ironically, she was prosecuted by Angela Corey, the same state attorney who attempted to convict Zimmerman for murder in the case of Trayvon Martin.

Many critics have argued that the Zimmerman verdict proves that Alexander deserves to be released from prison or, at least, given a new trial.


Her supporters have launched “Free Marissa Alexander” petitions on MoveOn.org’s platform and elsewhere calling for freedom and pointing out the disparity between her fate and Zimmerman’s.

While Alexander attempted to use “Stand Your Ground” laws in her defense and was thwarted, Zimmerman is believed to have largely benefited from his and the acquitting jury’s interpretation of the law.

“The Florida criminal justice system has sent two clear messages today,” Rep. Corinne Brown (D-Fla.) said after Alexander’s conviction last year. “One is that if women who are victims of domestic violence try to protect themselves, the ‘Stand Your Ground Law’ will not apply to them. … The second message is that if you are black, the system will treat you differently.” http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/16944/did-a-florida-woman-get-20-years-jail-for-firing-warning-shots-in-the-air

Welcome to Florida.

FL is about to be thrown into a state of chaos, if care is not taken, I foresee instability in that state.

manny4life: FL is about to be thrown into a state of chaos, if care is not taken, I foresee instability in that state.

That's what you get when you have a lot of old white people living there.

20yrs for shooting the wall Pathetic buh hilarious. What if she had shot someone

SniperInADiaper:

That's what you get when you have a lot of old white people living there.

Also, some of these dumb Florida laws were pushed by the NRA.

CFCfan:

Also, some of these dumb Florida laws were pushed by the NRA.

ighoosagie: maybe get a 2 life sentence, d life and next life

Or just be forced to live with you..

Ajibel: 20yrs for shooting the wall Pathetic buh hilarious. What if she had shot someone

If she shot the husband,she should have been home now.No jail time!

SELF-DEFENSE!!!

Why did the judge say If you're black the situation will be treated differently' what the hell does he mean by that?

It is a WHITE man's world!
Blame GOD!

Obama should never come to Africa to moralize us on what is right or wrong. Stupid two faced country. Country of laws indeed...

Ajibel: 20yrs for shooting the wall Pathetic buh hilarious. What if she had shot someone

. Na death by hanging ooo. Dis oyinbo people self

mgbeketoto: It is a WHITE man's world!
Blame GOD!

You maybe right Bro, we should blame God.

20 wetin

Abu Mikey: 20 wetin

That's beans compared to life with igho

Ajibel: 20yrs for shooting the wall Pathetic buh hilarious. What if she had shot someone

The judgement is just not applicable to the offence she committed, i wonder why shooting at a wall will attract such a huge sentence when some espionage charges and murder cases carry less sentence. This is a pure case of doubble standard.

Now am getting it. The 'stand your ground law' is for whites and not blacks! So the law expected the woman to wait for her abusive husband to kill her? mtschewwwwww on the law

Ds white pple laws are just annoying. 20yrs 4 shooting wall ?

SniperInADiaper:

That's beans compared to life with igho

Osagie oooooo ,......come and see what you wife Friend just told me oo

till a 15 yrs old was shot in the head nd thrown into a river for flirting. with a 21 yrs old white girl..racism control stop; sometimes i wish we were all d same color; d word wyd v been a better place

mumu people. is it the whites that say you shouldn't have common sense and spend your years worshipping their god?