[quote]B.L.U. Ninja wrote:
[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
[quote]B.L.U. Ninja wrote:
[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
[quote]B.L.U. Ninja wrote:
People are missing the fact that Zimmerman STILL went after Trayvon for no reason other than, “he looked suspicious” because his hoodie was up and his hands on his pockets. He was not in any position to carry a loaded weapon to confront this guy and the 911 dispatcher clearly instructed him not to do so.
This kid’s life would not have been lost had Zimmerman not have a false sense of Authority. Shit, even the dispatcher had more Authority than him (being an unofficial “Watchman”).
Bad kid or not, nothing was found on him. And even if the kid did attack Zimmerman, it was out of self-defense. You would do the same if a stranger followed you for no fucking reason.
And why would you yell “help” if you were getting the better of someone else. That to me clearly paints a picture of Trayvon on the ground yelling for help, with Zimmerman having a choice to just subdue the kid but chose instead to shoot him in cold blood.[/quote]This has been addressed numerous times.
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And yet some people still argue that somehow Zimmerman has a case. That Trayvon was the attacker. I don’t know, maybe he was lacing his weed plants with Iced Tea and Skittles.
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Evidently you are the one ignoring the conversation.[/quote]
You wrote that following someone isn’t automatically criminal offense. And I pointed out that he was on the phone w/ a 911 dispatcher with a lot more “authority” than he did and was told to back off. He didn’t. And he felt he needed his gun to confront a teenager. I’d give him the benefit that he did not know that it was Iced Tea & Skittles, but if Trayvon did attack him, I would argue that the kid was acting in self-defense and not the other way around. You would do the same thing wouldn’t you?[/quote]
911 dispatchers are not legal authority figures as has been discussed with case examples.
We don’t know Zimmerman confronted Martin with a gun. It’s unlikely as Martin would have to be full retard to attack a guy approaching with a gun.
We do know it is not illegal to follow some one, it is illegal to attack, it is legal to kill in self defense. Your personal opinion won’t matter in light of legal fact. It’s just how the cookie crumbles.