Floridas new law - United Bimmer Community

DEATH2000 · 06-08-2005, 08:29 PM

ok, i saw this in the paper today and i was like WTF?. here's the story.

Florida legislators have passed a new law, cutely dubed the "kill bill" which re-defines self defense.In a state were road rage is, well all the rage, the new law is desgined,in part, to curtial violence on Florida roadways by allowing people to use deadly force if menaced by another driver.

If the guy you just had a fender bender with looks like he's on the verge of a violent outburst, in Florida, you are no longer obligated to hop behind the wheel and hitail it out of there. Instead, the state now allows you to stand your ground and pull out that lawfully concealed Magnum in your pocket and put a bullet between the other driver's eyes.The National Rifle Association pushed for the kill bill in Florida and plans to do the same in the other 49 states.

The law removes the need for consediring flight as an option to a life threating situation. It gives everyone "the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force if he or she reasonably belives that it is nessecary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm.

The theory behind the "Kill Bill" seems to be if the threat of violence exists, no one will resort to violent behaviour. Motorists will presumably be reluctant to run over and berate the guy who just cut them off if the other driver can reach over and start firing lead from his .44. No doubt the Kill Bill will be used in connection with another trendsetting development in Florida - cops carrying body bags to help speed up traffic flow. The officers have been given additional equipment so they wont have to wait for medical examiners to arrive before carting off corpses and getting cars moving again.

witeshark · 06-08-2005, 08:34 PM

Wow. This is truly interesting!

**talin4** · 06-08-2005, 08:36 PM

I don't think I like that law... Mostly because I would be afraid that I might accidently hit someone, then he would kill me, then say I was threatening him to avoid punishment.

**TerryY** · 06-08-2005, 09:06 PM

Adds a new version of "Drive By Shooting" doesn't it

Both of them standing there blazing away in rush hour traffic

You get shot driving by.

**brien4787** · 06-08-2005, 09:10 PM

its legal to have ak 47 in cali now...maybe if we get that new law we can legally drive around with ak47s killing illegals

then some

<-- of course that is illegal though...

**Rooz** · 06-08-2005, 09:12 PM

wish we had this in NC...

**Hoppy** · 06-08-2005, 09:18 PM

"An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life."
-Robert A. Heinlein

god forbid some one be shot because they cant control thier anger, and attempt to hurt another person.

**beem** · 06-08-2005, 10:25 PM

id drive around san fran killing illegals.. the gay ones.. id shoot em in the ass haha

witeshark · 06-08-2005, 10:30 PM

Maybe we can easy up on the K word an singling out any groups

**beem** · 06-08-2005, 10:33 PM

yeah K is kinda rough huh

witeshark · 06-08-2005, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by beem

yeah K is kinda rough huh

Well, some people may think so

craig · 06-08-2005, 11:33 PM

does anyone have a news link of this?

DEATH2000 · 06-08-2005, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by shpuz

does anyone have a news link of this?

i saw it in my local newpaper, the Calgary Sun. but go to www.calgarysun.com and u should be able to find it thier

witeshark · 06-08-2005, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shpuz

does anyone have a news link of this?

Yup
here it is

**xsperf** · 06-08-2005, 11:43 PM

lol thats freakin hilarious, but that means if you dont have a gun yet, then get one