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grahamhgreen

(15,741 posts) Mon Jul 15, 2013, 11:12 AM Jul 2013

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My take: in the end, Zimmerman grabbed a gun and approached Trayvon. That's not self defense, IMHO.

That is all.

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My take: in the end, Zimmerman grabbed a gun and approached Trayvon. That's not self defense, IMHO. (Original Post) grahamhgreen Jul 2013 OP

Agreed. It makes the most sense of the many stories. IdaBriggs Jul 2013 #1

Z-man thought he could go "mano-e-mano" with Martin KansDem Jul 2013 #2

IdaBriggs

(10,559 posts)

1. Agreed. It makes the most sense of the many stories.

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Mon Jul 15, 2013, 11:13 AM

Jul 2013

I believe Trayvon was defending himself, not Zimmerman.

KansDem

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2. Z-man thought he could go "mano-e-mano" with Martin

Reply to grahamhgreen (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2013, 11:37 AM

Jul 2013

So he followed him and confronted him. They skirmished.

When he saw that Martin wasn't going to back down, he pulled his gun. Bad choice.

I do not want to diminish this tragedy, but I likened such fights to this scene from "Treasure of the Sierra Madre"

Barton McClain initiates a fight with Tim Holt and Humphrey Bogart. When he realizes he's losing, he concedes (1'49&quot

. Fight is over. No one pulls a gun; no one is killed.

If Z-man realized his error and conceded, Martin would still be alive.

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