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In reply to the discussion: So Zimmerman gave up [View all]VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)if I am stalked by a man in a dark alley....and I think he is out to do me harm....if that person puts a hand on me...and I manage to fight back and in the melee the guy gets killed....I am at fault for killing the guy? If Treyvon had of been a woman and not an African American teenager....would there even be a doubt? Treyvon had no reason whatsoever to attack Zimmerman other than he felt he was defending himself. It's that simple.
Trayvon is a teenager that has been taught his whole life that there are strangers out there that want to do young people harm. He had no idea what the hell Zimmerman wanted....He had every right to defend himself. Zimmerman is at fault for this...He may not have intended to kill that night...but he is responsible for that young man's demise. He was not law enforcement...he had no business doing what he did and he was even warned not to do it. His behavior caused that death...and he should pay for that!