Yup. If he'd just shot the kid and said he felt personally threatened, he'd have been "standing his ground." Instead, a warning shot lands him with 20 years in the slammer, mandatory sentence.
Justice is served, but I think someone brought the wrong order.
Originally shared by +Les Jenkins:
His mistake was shooting the wall instead of shooting the kid. Had he shot the kid it's likely he could've used the Stand Your Ground law in his favor. That said, he did the right thing in firing the warning shot. It's just a shame the law is structured in a way that killing someone is the better bet for not going to jail.
Mandatory minimum sentencing: Injustice served?
Lee Wollard fired a warning shot to protect his daughter in an altercation with her boyfriend; a judge was forced to sentence him to 20 years in a Florida state prison
