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Gun laws need to be more liberal and not restricted
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged america, arizona, belmar, black, bullock, colorado, ct, darrel, defense, degree, democrat, eugene, food, gun, hangar, judge, liberal, mart, merle, murder, newton, nra, obama, republican, rifle, roop, rutledge, second, self, spencer, tragedy, violence, virginia beach, whaleyville, white on December 21, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Gun laws need to be more liberal not restricted!
What happened it Connecticut, Arizona, and Colorado happens everyday
all across America. It happen at another school, house, neighborhood,
and place imaginable in America. The issue hits home when it hits home and this should not be the excuse use to promote personal and not public agenda. I mourn for those lost, but I also mourn for those that took the actions of those that commend them in Congress by saying what if someone was armed to prevent the gunman from causing more harm.
Moreover, The more you read this blog than you can see why that philosophy would not have helped, but left another American stranded that should be a hero. I believe for the first time, Im ashamed that
President Obama would use this one issue to be a stepping platform for
gun control, when this issue has been relevant to many American
families all across America that so happen not be in movie theater,
political rally, or elementary school when a loved one has been taken.
However, in America, Im scared, just like so many other Americans, to
pick up my gun and use it because a prosecutor and grand jury will be
waiting for me with a second degree murder charge. I can be morally
right and legally wrong for coming to the aid of others in Virginia
because of someone else intent to murder people for no reason.
In Virginia Beach, a security guard was found guilty for killing a patron
who had fired shots in a nearby parking lot. Belmar testified, he
swiveled around to see Spencer leveling a shotgun over the hood of a
vehicle toward the parkway, over the heads of several of his guards,
who were lying on the ground or scurrying to hide behind street lamps
and gas pumps. Belmar fired twice, with one bullet killing Spencer and going on to
wound his friend sitting in the driver’s seat. Spencer, too, had
fired, damaging an uninvolved vehicle and injuring its driver, Bryant
said, commonwealth attorney. The shooting occurred after Belmar and
his fellow security guards broke up several fights at the nightclub
Hangar 09 off Lynnhaven Parkway, according to court testimony. When
the brawls spilled over into a nearby 7-Eleven lot, they followed in
an attempt to cool tempers, testified several of the guards. Martin
Bullock, Belmar’s attorney, said his client was trying to keep people
safe in an unruly situation and had only a few seconds to decide what
to do when he saw Spencer with a gun. “He acted reasonably under
those circumstances,” Bullock said.
Ernest Roop, 38, created “a very dangerous situation” when he broke into the J&L Food Mart in Whaleyville dressed in camouflage and carrying a crowbar and a hunting knife, prosecutor Phil Ferguson wrote in a statement released Thursday. Roop did not have a gun and did not appear to be holding the knife or the crowbar when he was shot, he said. A store owner (white) who shot a burglar four times last month will not face criminal charges because he believed his life was in danger, the commonwealth’s attorney has decided.
Furthermore, the judge replied, During a two-day trial, the defense
for Lester Ray Belmar Jr., 29, argued he fired on Darrel Eugene
Spencer in a 7-Eleven parking lot the morning of May 21, 2011, because
he feared Spencer would injure others, including his fellow security
guards. But Commonwealth’s Attorney Harvey Bryant argued no one was
in immediate enough danger to justify killing Spencer. Judge A.
Bonwill Shockley agreed. “The victim’s actions hadn’t gone far
enough,” she said, before finding Belmar guilty. “… I just keep
thinking, ‘Why didn’t the defendant wait? Why didn’t the defendant
wait?’
Moreover, Im a firm believer in the castle doctrine and seeing more
liberal gun laws. However, the laws should not be black and white but
equal and liberal to all those that protect people welfare. The case
mention before sends me shocking chills to know that I could want to
save lives, but loss my own because of defending others. The laws and
minds of judges have to change to be color blind. The judge ask why
he didnt wait a couple of seconds and the last I checked in these mass
shootings, was all it took was a couple of seconds to take multiple
humans beings.
Lastly, Im all for gun rights, but babysitting by President Obama and
the rest of the anti gun supporters, need to stop politicizing a
tragic issue and start getting to work on making sure we have a right
to defend ourselves locally and nationally. Republicans please stop
saying God sanction murder of our
children. The last I check my god is good, all of the time! There
are not enough mental hospitals to keep America safe and we need as
many competent and trained gun owners with laws that protect them
being added to the Virginia and U.S constitution.
Merle T. Rutledge JR
757-692-3571
Chatham, Va
A Special Grand Jury needs to be convene: Trayvon Martin deserves justice!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 911, crime, defense, family, felony, george zimmerman, grand, ice-tea, investigation, judge, jury, justice, law, merle rutledge jr, naacp, norfolk state university, nsu, obstructio of justice, scott, self, skittles, special, trayvon martin, victim, witnesses on March 19, 2012| 1 Comment »
Trayvon Martin, who was unarmed and on his way back from the store after buying some snacks. I ask that your office have a special grand jury convened to determine if enough evidence exists to charge George Zimmerman with a crime. This wasnt about Trayvon confronting Zimmerman, but Zimmerman putting his own life supposedly in danger. He could have simply drove off or continue to follow. He decided to ignore the police instructions. At the very least he should be charged with something including obstruction of justice. Zimmerman also was not watching a felony or crime taken place. He had no jurisdiction and if police are giving citizens police powers than they should be investigated and held to the same standard as a police officer. Zimmerman was acting within the color of the law, and the State should be held responsible and accountable.
Witnesses have come forward disputing the police claims. It should be a outside law enforcement agency including the Florida State Police to take over the investigation as this matter has spiraled out of control. There exists legitimate issues in dispute in regards to the current law and Zimmerman claims from third parties. We know a Governor has limited discretion but has a lot of influence on whether a state agency instead of a local agency should be handling this matter. Self defense is based off the fact that there exist no other alternative and that your life is in danger to take lethal action. It is a clear distinction between a danger that exists at the time, or a danger that you walked yourself into. The law at its very least should be amended that if you dont try to avoid confrontation where none exists and that you are a catalyst to escalating an criminal matter than a jury, judge, and prosecutor should decide and not the police department.
Also this is a example of a Judge taken it out of the police and City hand in Virginia in order to restore justice and integrity back to Norfolk. How about other judges follow by example.
Special grand jury’s inquiry into Norfolk CSB begins
Posted to: Crime Local Government News Norfolk
The Virginian-Pilot
© March 15, 2012
NORFOLK
A special grand jury convened for the first time Wednesday to investigate the city’s troubled Community Services Board, with a judge’s instruction to stick to the facts and avoid a “fishing expedition.”
Circuit Court Judge Charles E. Poston instructed the 11-member panel to investigate and report back to the court about any possible wrongdoing within the CSB, including the circumstances that allowed former employee Jill McGlone to be on the payroll for 12 years while she was suspended. The agency paid McGlone $320,000 during that time.
Poston questioned grand jury members Wednesday and determined that they had no conflicts and were qualified to serve.
John O. Simpson, former superintendent of Norfolk Public Schools, was chosen as jury foreman.
Poston ordered the special grand jury in a rare move last month. On Wednesday, he told the panel that it is not limited to investigating McGlone and could look into other potentially criminal activities at the mental health and welfare agency.
But he added: “You should not embark upon inquiry into merely speculative circumstances. In other words, you should not engage in what may be termed a ‘fishing expedition.’ ”
In its investigation, the special grand jury may subpoena documents and witnesses and hear testimony under oath.
Poston stressed that the work will remain secret to protect jurors from outside pressure, encourage witnesses to speak freely, and prevent witness tampering.
“You are an investigative body and do not determine in any way the guilt or innocence of any person,” Poston said.
The grand jury’s investigation has no set deadline but likely will take months to complete. The results will be in a report submitted to the court that may recommend criminal charges for prosecutors to pursue or may exonerate individuals when the panel finds no support for allegations against them, the judge said.
Prosecutors may then present the case to a regular grand jury for indictment. The special grand jury’s report and findings remain sealed unless a judge orders them open, according to state law.
The special grand jury on Wednesday also appointed veteran attorney John R. Fletcher as special counsel to aid in the investigation. Fletcher, a partner in the Norfolk firm Tavss Fletcher, specializes in personal injury and criminal defense. He graduated from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at William and Mary in 1975.
Louis Hansen, 757-446-2341, louis.hansen@pilotonline.com
Merle T. Rutledge Jr
Norfolk State University Student
Civil Rights Activist
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