Maxima Ignorantia
MIAMI (AP) -- A judge ruled Monday that Florida's lawmakers overstepped their authority in updating the state's "Stand Your Ground" law.
In ruling the law unconstitutional, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Milton Hirsch said Monday that the changes should have been crafted by the Florida Supreme Court instead of by the Legislature.
Really? The Florida state legislature should avoid enacting law? Law should be "crafted" by the court's?
Critics have said the law makes it easier for defendants... the new law requires prosecutors to shoulder the burden... Prosecutors said the law made it easier for judges to dismiss criminal charges if they believe someone acted in self-defense.
Before Kleenex becomes a budgetary crisis in Florida's criminal justice system, I think the powers-that-be need to give some thought to where the burden of proof lies in a criminal prosecution — and why.
I think Judge Milton Hirsch should be relieved long enough to undergo some remedial education and training in history and constitutional law.
Judicial and prosecutorial misconduct are costing the citizen's way too much time and money.
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