Marissa Alexander prosecutor risks ‘bully’ image in ‘errands’ arrest | theGrio

"But we are coming very close to the point when the word “bullying” might be applicable in the case of Marissa Alexander.

The 33-year-old Florida mother of three was released November 27th on $150,000 bond, after a judge threw out her conviction on three counts of aggravated assault with a firearm for firing a gun over the head of her husband, who she claimed threatened her, while his two sons were present in the room. The judge ruled that the jury was given improper instructions during the trial.

Alexander initially claimed self-defense under Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” statute, but a judge threw out that claim. She was quickly convicted by a jury, and sentenced to a mandatory 20-year prison sentence under Florida’s 10-20-Life law.

The prosecutor in the case, Angela Corey, has been vigorous in pursuing and defending the conviction, and Alexander faces a retrial this spring." 

This glaring example of the continuing American racial injustice system continues. We must raise the decision costs for America.  They must pay a price for their injustice.