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Florida Man Cites 'Stand Your Ground' in Iguana Killing

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A Florida man tried unsuccessfully to duck animal cruelty charges by claiming he had every right to beat an iguana to death under the state's "stand your ground" law.

The law allows for the use of deadly force if a person "reasonably believes that using or threatening to use such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm," per CNN.

In the case of PJ Nilaja Patterson, accused of brutally beating an iguana to death in Lake Worth in September, his lawyers claimed Patterson had saved the 3-foot-long iguana from getting hit by cars when a crowd caused the animal to become agitated and it bit Patterson's arm, causing a wound that required 22 staples.

In what lawyers said was an act of self-defense, Patterson then "kicked the iguana as far as he could."

This was "reasonable" because the iguana "was first to engage with physical violence," the lawyers wrote in a motion to dismiss the charges.

They noted Patterson believed the "wild beast" could have "injected poison" into him, "thus he rushed to incapacitate the iguana the best way he could in order to preserve its antidote." Judge Jeffrey Gillen did not agree, denying the motion Friday.

Prosecutors had noted Patterson spent 30 minutes torturing the defenseless iguana, kicking it at least 17 times, without provocation, in an episode caught on video, per the South Florida Sun Sentinel.

A doctor with Animal Control said the iguana died after suffering "painful and terrifying" injuries, including a lacerated liver and tongue, fractured pelvis, and internal bleeding.

Patterson faces up to five years in prison if convicted.


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While I agree the perp's behavior is reprehensible.

Five years for killing a lizard while burglars, pedophiles, and thieves walk the street.

Critters got more rights than men today.


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Florida has a history of stupid schit like this.

What kind of twat performs a autopsy on a damn lizard. Lol.


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Originally Posted by MadMooner
Florida has a history of stupid schit like this.

What kind of twat performs a autopsy on a damn lizard. Lol.


None - they do a necropsy. smile

I don't think there's a law that's more misunderstood than "stand your ground" or "castle doctrine"


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Originally Posted by Teal
Originally Posted by MadMooner
Florida has a history of stupid schit like this.

What kind of twat performs a autopsy on a damn lizard. Lol.


None - they do a necropsy. smile

I don't think there's a law that's more misunderstood than "stand your ground" or "castle doctrine"


Hah! I stand corrected!


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I thought iguana was a pest to be killed down in the F-L-A.


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"Flave tried unsuccessfully to duck animal cruelty charges by claiming he had every right to beat an iguana to death under the state's "stand your ground" law."

Probably drunk again.



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Isn’t Deflaves last name Patterson?

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Originally Posted by MadMooner
Originally Posted by Teal
Originally Posted by MadMooner
Florida has a history of stupid schit like this.

What kind of twat performs a autopsy on a damn lizard. Lol.


None - they do a necropsy. smile

I don't think there's a law that's more misunderstood than "stand your ground" or "castle doctrine"


Hah! I stand corrected!


Yeah, u dummy. Sheesh. grin


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Originally Posted by M16
Isn’t Deflaves last name Patterson?


Hahaha. I.knew he hunted dangerous game and with a pellet gun.

Let's hope the Col is OK. 22 staples. Sheesh.


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"A doctor with Animal Control said the iguana died after suffering "painful and terrifying" injuries..."

Rather subjective, eh doc?

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Was probably a monitor or Tague, and not a green iguana. I seriously doubt a green iguana would cause a bite that required 22 staples.


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it is perfectly ok to kill iguana lizards as long as it is done humanely. I am sure the legal issue was animal cruelty, just as if he had mistreated a horse or dog.


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Originally Posted by Mannlicher
it is perfectly ok to kill iguana lizards as long as it is done humanely. I am sure the legal issue was animal cruelty, just as if he had mistreated a horse or dog.

how many injuries are recorded each year when the hard freeze causes igunas to fall from trees?


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Humanely killing a lizard-only in fugged up FL!



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Originally Posted by IndyCA35
Once again I'm glad I live in the North.


No kidding



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Originally Posted by callnum
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Once again I'm glad I live in the North.


No kidding


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Originally Posted by callnum
Humanely killing a lizard-only in fugged up FL!


Name the month and year you seen a black person.

LOL


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Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual.
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