03-29-2018, 02:06 PM
The prosecutors in Mateen's wife's trial say that he planned on sneaking guns into Disney Springs in his child's stroller. It is diabolical and unnerving.
The prosecutor said Mateen had to choose a new target because he spotted police security at Disney Springs. I think armed police security outside of schools and public spaces is sometimes a strong deterrent and a better idea than allowing citizens to carry guns in what are now gun-free zones with lots of children. But, there definitely needs to be better screening and active shooter response training for it to be most effective.
Anyway, I'm curious to see whether the wife is convicted of aiding and abetting or if the jury instead believes she was an unwitting, slow-minded, abused victim of her murderous husband (as the Defense asserts). The trial is coming to a close. I think she'll probably be found guilty, but the Defense's assertions might help her in the sentencing phase.
The prosecutor said Mateen had to choose a new target because he spotted police security at Disney Springs. I think armed police security outside of schools and public spaces is sometimes a strong deterrent and a better idea than allowing citizens to carry guns in what are now gun-free zones with lots of children. But, there definitely needs to be better screening and active shooter response training for it to be most effective.
Anyway, I'm curious to see whether the wife is convicted of aiding and abetting or if the jury instead believes she was an unwitting, slow-minded, abused victim of her murderous husband (as the Defense asserts). The trial is coming to a close. I think she'll probably be found guilty, but the Defense's assertions might help her in the sentencing phase.