How do you think the Zimmerman trial will end

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22. Tend to agree

When this first happened, because of the lack of any real eye witnesses, I was pretty sure that ultimately George was gonna walk. The problem with Florida law is it is a real possibility that both Treyvon AND George could have killed the other and BOTH would have been "justified" under Florida law. Martin could have claimed an threat by an armed man, and George could have claimed an attack by Martin. In either case, Florida law makes it difficult for the prosecution to prove "beyond a reasonable doubt" that they were doing anything other than "defending themselves against a reasonable belief they were under a deadly threat". It is why in so many states you DON'T have "stand your ground" laws. To avoid this situation, the law insists that your primary behavior should be to avoid physical confrontation, especially that which could result in death. Therefore George is guilty of something akin to "reckless endangerment" at the very least for engaging Martin in an armed conflict. Your first duty is to AVOID armed conflict, not rely upon it.