To: The United States Senate

End the Injustice to Marissa Alexander

Free Marissa Alexander from a 20 yr. unjust prison sentence for only firing a WARNING SHOT at her attacker. Give HER the same right so many truly questionable shooters (and outright KILLERS) have enjoyed in "Stand Your Ground" Florida!

Why is this important?

In Aug. 2010 a repeatedly battered woman named Marissa Alexander - in "Stand Your Ground" Florida - after being threatened with one more beating went out to her car, got a licensed firearm and ONLY FIRED A WARNING SHOT at her attacker, thus saving herself from another beating. AND SHE WAS SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS for nothing but SELF-DEFENSE, every American's Constitutional right! Prosecutor, Angela Correy, wanted her to plead guilty and get a 3 year sentence. Mrs. Alexander insisted she did nothing wrong or illegal. The judge decided SHE DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO "STAND YOUR GROUND" and decided a crime had been committed. This is an OUTRAGE. Nobody, especially a non-offender with NO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND, should be victimized even worse and sentenced to more time than repeat offenders! A total of 9 prosecutors stood against Mrs. Alexander's lone attorney, a jury came back in 12 MINUTES with a guilty verdict. This is judicial and prosecutorial misconduct worse than "Kangaroo Court" lore. She needs to be freed NOW, and her judge and prosecutors disciplined for giving NO rights to this battered woman. Don't forget, a woman was allowed to torch her husband hours after a bad beating. Not only was she NOT found guilty, a TV movie and best-selling book came out about it! Call what she did "Battered Woman's Syndrome" if you like - BUT RELEASE MARISSA ALEXANDER from this greatly unjust, unfair, UNREASONABLE prison sentence!