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White Florida woman sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting Black neighbor in lengthy dispute (apnews.com)

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A white Florida woman who fatally shot a Black neighbor through her front door during an ongoing dispute has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for her manslaughter conviction.

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[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 9 points 3 weeks ago

Prosecutors said Owens had come to Lorincz’s home after her children complained that she had thrown roller skates and an umbrella at them, which Lorincz denied. Trial testimony showed Owens, a mother of four young children, was pounding on Lorincz’s door and yelling,

There's a reason why Owens is knocking on your door, god damn it...

Circuit Judge Robert Hodges opted for a slightly lesser term amid evidence that Lorincz had been abused as a child and had mental health problems.

Shut up... it's always that us-foreign-policy chart, when it comes to euro-americans, individual 'mental illness' or when it comes to black and latin people, 'ghetto' behavior

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