Here's my problem. Can someone explain why Martin would attack Z if Z was doing nothing wrong?

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36. This Doesn't Exactly Answer The Question Asked... BUT

I have my own analogy/theory. I live in Florida, am a white female and have had quite a few discussions with "the locals" in my area. My county probably has an even higher percentage of whites than Sanford does. I refer to this place as a white bread community and the per capita income ranks in the top 5 in the state. It's been called the Cultural Center of the Southwest, and my yearly income is a pittance by comparison.

I posted this comment last night at another thread.

I think we've seen this scenario play out too many times before. When I first heard that GZ's lawyers weren't going to use the SYG defense, I told my husband by not using it, they took the focus off the controversial law here in Florida! Too many people weren't aware that the law even existed and felt it gave license to "shoot first, ask questions later." However, this law doesn't even give a victim any right to explain their side of an incident. The law rules the day, case closed.

So O'Mara et al knew too much focus on this law was controversial at best. Surprise, surprise it was tricky to use it after hearing that GZ was told "you don't have to do that" and his further pursuit indicated he wasn't actually standing his ground. TM wasn't a threat to him as he had a right to be in the neighborhood. His father lived there, and that was TM's only reason for being where he was. This does seem to be an established fact.

Given his past encounters and mind set, GZ simply "assumed" he was up to no good, "these assholes always get away with it," etc. It's what prompted GZ to conclude "his rights" were all that mattered. Pursuit IS NOT standing your ground! So how to explain GZ's actions? A murky self defense that only one person is left standing who really knows the whole truth. GZ probably never thought any questions would be asked from the get go, and one dead "black" person is just another dead "black" person up to no good.

And we can go on and on. Prosecution has to PROVE murder, defense only has to have one person that has reasonable doubt. Smart move by defense, but they've played this game before. A shell game that forces a person to wonder where the ball is when hardly anyone was looking at the shells. Kind of stinks, and most certainly sucks.

Does the gamble work?
JMHO