Tread Lightly, There Be Landmines

Obviously the headlines and discussions littering the Internet are those of the recent "Not Guilty" verdict in the Zimmerman case.  Well I'd rather bob for apples in liquid hot magma then get to far into this charged debate.  Quite frankly I didn't follow ANY of the trial as my opinions regarding the passing of "Stand Your Ground" is mixed.  I firmly believe that if a person feels his or her life is threatened they have every right to defend themselves but passing a law mainstreaming and highlighting that "right" coupled with lackadaisical gun laws merely invites folks to arm themselves when they assume that they can fire upon anyone threatening them and will get a free get out of jail card.  Simplistic I know, but consider the fact that after the law was passed in 2005 the rate of "justifiable" homicides has tripled.  Some of that number keeping could have to do with the fact that a statue had been established to firmly place the numbers in, and what would have been categorized as a simple homicide was now relabeled.  And oddly enough in this case it seems the media and the protesters are debating Stand Your Ground when in fact the defense didn't even use the law as a defense.  Point is, once the law was past a lot of fence sitters apparently had decided that if the state said it was OK they stray away from avoiding conflict and choose the fore in the primal "Fight or Flight" response. 
I can remember being a teenager and being in situations that a more experienced adult would have avoided and allowing testosterone to rule my reactions, but in this case he went up against someone who happened to have felt secure in the knowledge that he could carry a gun to defend himself because the State said it was OK, and rather then try and diffuse the situation both allowed their emotions to get the better of themselves and disastrous unfortunate consequences ensued. 
ANYWAY!
Thanks to all those coming by to pay us a visit Saturday!  Moved several more rides out to new homes but sadly nothing new to show!  That will change by the end of the day though as we have been pulling some goodies from the "Wow-that-needs--lot-of-work" pile and will have goodies to show off soon!