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justanaverageguy

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8. not If I were on the jury....

Thu Jul 11, 2013, 04:03 PM

Jul 2013

Before you convince me that you felt that you were in so much fear of your life that you had no choice but to shoot someone you would have to come at me with more than "well it was dark and he was following me." It's not a question of if you felt threaten but rather was your fear and reaction reasonable under the circumstances.

I can reasonably feel some level of threat if an 80 year old grandma is hitting me with her purse, but pulling out a .45 and blowing her brains out is not a reasonable reaction. By the same token, shooting someone for simply following you may be a reasonable reason to feel some threat, but shooting them for following you is not a reasonable reaction.

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If Martin and Zimmerman had passed each other on their evening stroll... [View all] MrScorpio Jul 2013 OP

and what if Martin somehow managed to get the gun and kill Zimmerman noiretextatique Jul 2013 #1

+1 uponit7771 Jul 2013 #2

We both know the answer to that question nt MrScorpio Jul 2013 #3

That's an interesting hypothetical scenario Captain Stern Jul 2013 #5

You know it!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #6

Martin would be on death row by now BainsBane Jul 2013 #26

Under Florida law, if Martin had a gun, he could have shot Zimmerman instead of hitting him. denverbill Jul 2013 #7

not If I were on the jury.... justanaverageguy Jul 2013 #8

Technically, no (he was a minor: illegal to carry), but I agree with your main point. Lizzie Poppet Jul 2013 #10

Just "being followed" does not meet the legal requirements ManiacJoe Jul 2013 #20

We'd still have GZ's creepy 911 call crap. displacedtexan Jul 2013 #11

+1 gollygee Jul 2013 #16

some asshole on faux new TODAY...there is a thread here about it noiretextatique Jul 2013 #17

So true, and so sad. JohnnyLib2 Jul 2013 #4

I think Zimmerman was and probably still is, a simmering psychopath. Hubert Flottz Jul 2013 #9

I agree. Things don't add up. suzanner Jul 2013 #13

the only people who zimmerman's story makes any sense to noiretextatique Jul 2013 #15

You raise some good points. Hubert Flottz Jul 2013 #24

As I said since day one... world wide wally Jul 2013 #12

Trayvon just wanted to go get Skittles and tea NightWatcher Jul 2013 #14

I think that's the point Renew Deal Jul 2013 #18

true...martin might have been doomed anyway noiretextatique Jul 2013 #21

Zimmerman molested a woman for 10 years, and proud of his racist family HipChick Jul 2013 #19

Also, lied to the court about his income/net worth suzanner Jul 2013 #22

Both him and family seem to have a problem with the truth.. HipChick Jul 2013 #23

Zimmerman wouldn't have had the guts to threaten him on an equal to equal basis. Judi Lynn Jul 2013 #25

I'll see that and raise you one DonCoquixote Jul 2013 #27