Lawmaker Goes Off on ‘Stand Your Ground’ Bill

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Lawmaker Goes Off on ‘Stand Your Ground’ Bill

Postby admin » Wed Mar 20, 2019 12:57 am

Lawmaker Goes Off on ‘Stand Your Ground’ Bill
by NowThisNews
March 12, 2019

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[State Sen. Stephanie Flowers] It doesn't take much to look on the local news every night and see how many Black kids, Black boys, Black men are being killed with these stand your ground defenses that these people raise, then they get off. So I take issue with that.

I’m the only person here of color, OK? I am a mother, too. And I have a son. And I care as much for my son as y’all care for y’alls. But, my son doesn’t walk the same path as yours do, so this debate deserves more time.

Now I'm in Pine Bluff. We have killings regularly down there. Mr. Hunter knows, he's our prosecutor. Now I don't know where the heck -- I know where you are from, Gary, and I don't know really where Mr. Ballinger is from, but I can tell you that for a long time since I’ve been back here in Arkansas, I have feared for my son’s life. Now he's 27, he's out of Arkansas, and I thank God he is when you're bringing up crap like this. It offends me! And then to limit the debate, too? This is crazy!

You don't have to worry about your children, Will. I worry about my son. And I worry about other little Black boys and girls. And people coming into my neighborhood, into my city, saying they got open carry rights, walking down in front of my doggone office in front of the courthouse! That's a bully!

Do I have a right to stand my ground with some crazy ass person walking around with a doggone gun? I don't know what the hell he intends to do! But I know I am scared, I feel threatened, just like some of y'all walking around here up in the legislature with these damn guns! That -- what's his name -- [State Sen.] Garner came in here, walking around here with a damn gun under his coat. You can see the damn print!

[State Sen. Alan Clark] Sen. Flowers, you need to stop.

[State Sen. Stephanie Flowers] No I don't!

[State Sen. Alan Clark] Yes you do.

[State Sen. Stephanie Flowers] No, I don't! What the hell you gonna do? Shoot me?

[State Sen. Alan Clark] Senator.

[State Sen. Stephanie Flowers] Senator, shit! Go to hell! I'm telling you, this deserves more attention. You wanna come up here with all these little NRA bills, and bills that ALEC have, and all that stuff -- I'm talking about my son's life! And I'm talking about the lives of other Black kids! Do what the hell you wanna do. Go ahead! But you can't silence me. You got your damn silence gun out in the damn chamber today, but you are not gonna silence me! Because walking around with guns under your hip and under your cuff and you can see the imprint, it's frightening.
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