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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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[–] digital_man@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

1000 percent! 25 years is a slap on the wrist!

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 13 hours ago

One black life worth 25 years is inflated in Trump's America

[–] xor@infosec.pub 5 points 14 hours ago

well, it’s still life since she’s 60 years old….
but, if you shoot someone through your door for banging on the door and yelling, that’s definitely trying to kill them.