I would hope so. That was a death threat.I think they should call Al Sharpton and Jess Jackson to trial as they seem to have all the evidence. Again unless you were within 200' of this case when it took place your thoughts or opinions are a waste of time. Now is the Florida Attorney going to file on the Black Panthers for anything???
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.
You and I must have gotten our news from different sources. I saw nothing that would indicate that Zimmerman had done anything that could have aggravated Martin to the point where he could legally attack Zimmerman. Not only is following someone not a crime but at a distance it should not be threatening. If martin was concerned a simple 'Stop, why are you following me?' or 'May I help you?' would, I expect, cause Zimmerman to identify himself as Neighborhood Watch. If the reports are right that Zimmerman was attacked after turning to return to his car it would indicate that Zimmerman was not following close enough to keep track of Martin.
Martin may not have done anything illegal, before possibly attacking Zimmerman, but it was Zimmerman's job to identify things that were out of place. Certainly someone new to the neighborhood would seem out of place. The word pursuit indicates, to me, an intention to catch someone or something. I have heard no claim that Zimmerman intended to do anything but maintain surveillance till the police arrived.
If Zimmerman started this when he started following Martin then no rent-a-cop at the mall could follow a suspected shoplifter. If they did could the suspect then legally beat their head into the concrete?
If you go for your gun every time someone follows you in the mall, across a parking lot, or down the street I expect you must have your hand on your gun most of the time.
There are a lot of if's in this post because there are a lot of if's in this case. So let me drop one more. If you try to beat my head into the concrete I will draw my gun.
U.S. jurisprudence is based on the premise that A: You are innocent till proven guilty, and B: It is better that 100 guilty go free rather than one innocent go to jail. I still have reasonable doubt and I do not have all the evidence.
The fact that it took this long to press charges probably means the prosecutor caved in to the media and rest of the angry people. He will prosecuted and convicted no matter what the evidence is. He has been labeled a racist and will be punished as one as the libs demand.
If Zimmerman is prosecuted, how can he receive a fair trial anywhere in the United States?
Care to elaborate on why you believe that?
Funny how everyone is so willing to believe what Zimmerman SAYS happened with no proof of what really did happen.
Or Zimmerman drew his weapon and Martin fearing for his life attacked. Naw, that never happens.
Or Zimmerman drew his weapon and Martin fearing for his life attacked. Naw, that never happens.
Is it totally wrong for an armed man to kill an unarmed man or group of men regardless of the situation?
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