On August 1, 2010, nine days after giving birth, Marissa Alexander tried to save her own life from her violent husband. Marissa fired a single shot into the ceiling of her home. Her weapon was registered, licensed and she held a concealed weapons permit.
Marissa was not granted immunity under Florida’s Stand Your Ground Statute and faces MANDATORY 20 years in prison.
No one was shot, killed, injured or, hospitalized during this incident. Marissa does not have a prior criminal record. [….]
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PETITION LINK: Free Marissa Alexander [WARNING for details of domestic violence]
posting this again. please sign and pass this around if you are able to.
donation info from the support blog:
Marissa Alexander is very fortunate to have a great team of Pro Bono attorneys however; there are many additional legal expenses. Donations for Marissa Alexander’s Legal Defense are now tax deductible. (June 6, 2012)
Payments are accepted via several methods:
- US Mail - paper checks
Global Alliance, Inc.
For: The Marissa Alexander Legal Defense Fund
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P.O. Box 290956
Columbia, SC 29229- Pay Pal
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edit: the PayPal and WePay links are in the sidebar to the right at the “read more” link above.
@FreeMarissa twitter page link
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