This all originates with the Washington Post and it's one unnamed LEO source. I'm waiting for 6pm to see what the States Attorney has to say. The SA is reputed to be highly thought of, guess we'll have to wait and see if she bent to political pressure or if she found evidence we're not yet aware of.
All the evidence I have seen (from the media) says to me that he (Zimmerman) is guilty as hell of manslaughter, if not murder II.
Well then either you've seen evidence I haven't or we have entirely different interpretations of Florida law.
I don't see anything in Florida law that makes it legal for a person to provoke another person into a situation where they can kill the provoked person in self defense.
Let's say there is argument over a parking spot. I pull into a parking spot, you pull in behind me, blocking me in, get out of your car yelling at me what a ******* I am for "stealing" you parking spot. I exit my vehicle with a tire iron in my hand, you draw your gun and shoot me. Justified?
Zimmerman was told to not follow Martin by the 911 operator. Zimmerman pursued Martin even though there is no evidence that anything Martin was doing was even illegal, let alone to the level that a citizen would have to intervene to prevent a felony. What happened after Zimmerman caught up with Martin is pretty much speculation. The fact is Zimmerman started the whole encounter when he began pursuing Martin.
Somebody starts pursuing me the way Zimmerman was pursuing Martin - my hand is going to be resting on my gun.
I don't see anything in Florida law that makes it legal for a person to provoke another person into a situation where they can kill the provoked person in self defense.
Let's say there is argument over a parking spot. I pull into a parking spot, you pull in behind me, blocking me in, get out of your car yelling at me what a ******* I am for "stealing" you parking spot. I exit my vehicle with a tire iron in my hand, you draw your gun and shoot me. Justified?
Zimmerman was told to not follow Martin by the 911 operator. Zimmerman pursued Martin even though there is no evidence that anything Martin was doing was even illegal, let alone to the level that a citizen would have to intervene to prevent a felony. What happened after Zimmerman caught up with Martin is pretty much speculation. The fact is Zimmerman started the whole encounter when he began pursuing Martin.
Somebody starts pursuing me the way Zimmerman was pursuing Martin - my hand is going to be resting on my gun.
ILet's say there is argument over a parking spot. I pull into a parking spot, you pull in behind me, blocking me in, get out of your car yelling at me what a ******* I am for "stealing" you parking spot. I exit my vehicle with a tire iron in my hand, you draw your gun and shoot me. Justified?
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