Aha!
There it is!

From the FL Statutes.
It says…..

776.012 Use of force in defense of person.
–A person is justified in using force, except deadly force, against another
when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes that such conduct
is necessary to defend himself or herself or another against the other’s imminent
use of unlawful force. However, a person is justified in the use of deadly force
and does not have a duty to retreat if:

(1) He or she reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent
imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent
the imminent commission of a forcible felony; or

(2) Under those circumstances permitted pursuant to s. 776.013.

…and then,

776.08 Forcible felony.
–“Forcible felony” means treason; murder; manslaughter; sexual battery; carjacking;
home-invasion robbery; robbery; burglary; arson; kidnapping; aggravated assault;
aggravated battery; aggravated stalking; aircraft piracy; unlawful throwing,
placing, or discharging of a destructive device or bomb; and any other felony
which involves the use or threat of physical force or violence against any individual.

…and lastly,

790.10 Improper exhibition of dangerous weapons or firearms.
–If any person having or carrying any dirk, sword, sword cane, firearm,
electric weapon or device, or other weapon shall, in the presence of one or more persons,
exhibit the same in a rude, careless, angry, or threatening manner, not in necessary self-defense, the person so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree,
punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

Now.
The way I understand it,

You can only do 776.012,
if you are under 776.08
but you can not 790.10.

I see.
Now only 2 questions left in mind.

1. Should I feel safer now?

and 2,
What in the hell is a “Dirk?”
And who uses it?

(Okay that was 3.)

–update: Here’s a picture of a ” Dirk.“

As of today,
In the State of Florida,
The “Deadly-Force Law” comes into effect.

This law affirms that,
and I quote,

“….giving the people of Florida the right to use deadly force as a first resort
when they feel threatened, even in a public place.”

“….the new law expands that doctrine to include people in public places who feel threatened
and could be subject to death or great bodily harm.”

Okay, now several questions come into mind.

First,
Isn’t there a law already that gives everyone the right
to defend themselves from intruders?
Something called “Common Sense?”

Second,
So, this law didn’t change anything,
it just gives everyone “007” statuses.
(007 = License to kill, and okay, that wasn’t really a question)

Third,
Let’s say I rear ended someone in downtown traffic,
and a 300 pound, body builder, with no neck, covered in tattoos
gets down from his car, approaches me, with a facial expression like he’s going to kill me
right after he rips off his shirt like the hulk.
Does that count as a threatening situation and I can shoot him?

Fourth,
And right after I shoot him, and he didn’t die,
can I sue him for subjecting me thru a threatening situation,
and would they give him the death penalty?
The law gives me the right to kill him anyway.

See, I have only lived here in Florida for 2 years now,
and I have seen a lot of crazy Floridians.
Oh and crazy Florida tourists.
Can I shoot them too?
After all, who hasn’t been threatened by crazy people?

I guess I should read some more and
put a lot of thought about where I stand with this law.
Because it seems like, the law makers didn’t.

Note to self,
/no more road rage.
//refrain from flipping people off.
///shut mouth.
////do not go to a sports bar with a lot of drunk sports fans.
/////think about why I left Canada again.
//////go to a gun show. (and bring money)
///////foxtrot, uniform, charlie, kilo

Happy Birthday to my other sister, Elizabeth.
Someday, when we see each other again,
we are “so” gonna party!

Funny how I still write greetings like this,
even when I know none of my family ever checks out my site.

Maybe it’s a way for me to have proof,
that I remember them on certain special days.

“Hey, Den!, you forgot my birthday!”

“Aha! You are wrong! I have proof.
It’s on my site!”

“See? September 28, 2005.
I remembered.”

“Aww. That’s sweet.
But my birthday is on the 29th.”

Then I’d be like,
“Pffssshh!
Don’t believe everything you see on the internet.”

I read somewhere that 90% of all the stuff you read on the internet is false.
And that’s a fact.

My God, why am I still talking???

Anyway,
here are some websites that are way better than mine.

Love you, sis!

Sly, we should try this! —> TCP/IP Drinking Game
New rules for the NHL —> courtesy of the Penguins
Then I realized how much of a loser I am —> Young Moguls
Urban Legends Reference —> snopes.com
Google Logo Maker —> logogle.com
Photos of liquid drops —> liquidsculpture.com
Hurricanes are deadly but beautiful —> nasa.gov

Hurricane Rita just missed Houston, Texas.
My cousin Joie, lives in Houston.

The power of prayer truly is amazing.

I am glad you are doing okay my dear cousin.

Maybe you should move here to Florida,
so when a hurricane strikes,
we both get to combine our evacuation food stuff.

And then after the hurricane has passed,
you get to help me finish all them canned goods, I stored.

Because last year,
I single handedly ate all the canned sauerkraut.

Then I spent a whole night in the bathroom.

Not good.

Happy Birthday to my loving Sister, Evelyn.

Always great to talk to you, sis.
I love you very much!

Wishing you the very best.

Okay.
As much as I try to keep up with the hurricanes,
here comes another.

Let’s see the list, shall we?

Arlene
Bret
Cindy
Dennis
Emily
Franklin
Gert
Harvey
Irene
Jose
Katrina < --- Bad girl.
Lee
Maria
Nate
Ophelia
Philippe
Rita < --- We are here.
Stan
Tammy
Vince
Wilma

Now, one things is for sure.

God is pissed!
And I think I am partly to blame.

About a week ago,
I earned me some extra cash
for fixing this guy’s computer.

Not that much really,
but it’s a couple of bucks
I didn’t have before.

So anyway,
I decided on the drive home,
that’ I’ll stop by the drive-thru,
and surprise Tracy with a slushie drink.
A large one.
Coz I am cool like that.

She loves them slushies!
Makes her happy as a kid in a candy store.

Well, plus even though I am as useful as a bag of rocks inside the house,
I would like to surprise her from time to time.

You know, sucking up to your wife is not a bad thing.
It will come in handy sooner or later.
Hopefully sooner.

Anyways.
After I got her the slushie drink,
to my dismay,
I was stuck right in the midst of 5 major intersections,
in rush hour traffic,
under a scorching 100 degree Florida heat.

So there I was,
I’m about 2 jumps ahead of a fit,
holding the slushie drink in front of the blasting airconditioner,
trying to keep it from melting.

By the time I reached the last intersection,
towards the boulevard where we live,
I tried to be smart and took a different route.

Construction Ahead!

These two words on a certain sign
made me want to throw the hot
liquid cup of slushie drink right in front of me.
Which is a good thing I didn’t,
because the windshield would have stopped it
and it’ll make a big mess in the car.

No matter.
It’ll all be worth it when I hand Tracy her surprise.
Hoping she wouldn’t mind if I give her
one melted slushie drink.
She can put it in the fridge and drink it later anyways.

As I walked in the house,
I see a note by the door.
It says.

Honey,
Tyler and I went out to get some slushies.
Be back later.
Love ya.
Tracy

~~~~
I never win.

..and we will never forget.

How come I haven’t written anything
here about the disaster in New Orleans?

Well.
Three reasons.

First,
You don’t care

Second,
I am slow.
But not as slow as the president’s response
to the disaster struck areas.

And third,
I have a hard time wrapping my head around how
this has gotten so bad.
Where it was clear that there were a number of opportunities
that this calamity could have been minimized, if not prevented.

Was everything that was supposed to be implemented
days before the hurricane hit,
actually put into action?

My heart goes out to the victims of Hurricane Katrina,
and may the ones who perished find peace and rest.

But people need not worry anymore.
Things are going to get better.
Why?
Because that rap guy Kanye West knows all the solution to this problem.
He seem to be an expert when it comes to adding more hatred,
right in the midst of suffering and confusion.
How come this guy still hasn’t got his “I am stupid” award?

You know, he’s not the only one that is deeply affected by these events,
but he just had to go and play the “Race” card on such difficult times.
Way to go, Kanye.
Way to go.

People like this guy are the reason
“Racism” is alive and well in America.

And why am I still seeing Kanye performing at events
even after his remarks about President Bush?
Didn’t he perform at the NFL season opening?
And I think MTV and VH1 are still airing his videos.

If my memory serves me right,
Not too long ago,
An all female group, that goes by the name of The Dixie Chicks,
said something awful about the same President.

And immediately,
the group’s entire CD albums were boycotted,
banned from the radiowaves,
and ridiculed by everyone,
which pretty much destroyed their careers.

But not Mr. West.

Why?
You tell me why.

Because I am really getting confused about
who’s benefiting with the “double standard”
in this country.

I am slow, remember?

Although, one thing I am certain of,
in response to Mr. West’s accusation about the President.

I think, President Bush cares about black people,
as much as Kanye West cares about white people.

There.
I said it.

Come to think of it,
President Bush doesn’t care about what I said here too.

~~~
If you can’t afford to donate and help,
please say a prayer for the victims of this misfortune.