I've never believed that Trayvon ran up on Z to throw the "first punch."

[bobclark86]

96. EXACTLY my point.

The law is wrong. Plain and simple. The jury (being made up of, well, people too dumb to get out of jury duty) did what they were supposed to: be a cog in the system. The law should be changed (but with the state of Florida politics, it will be changed for the worse, I'm sure).

I agree with your sentiments about carrying a gun. I was raised (by old Army and Marine drill instructors) to know that guns are tools designed for one reason alone — to destroy whatever you point them at. If you carry a gun and go after someone, you've already decided to use it. You've already made your decision that you will shoot whatever it is you're going after (in this case, a 17-year-old who made the "mistake" of walking around a half-hour after sunset and trying to "shake" some creepy-ass cracker). Too bad too many people are flippant about such things.

I never want to know how it feels to kill someone. That's why I don't carry a gun. Oh, and I'm not so scared and insecure I can't leave my house without a 9mm security blanket. I have a cell phone to call the cops and my fat ass (I really am trying to get it smaller ) to throw at someone if I feel scared for my life — which, coincidentally, I've never felt the need enough to use even those options, and I've been in some scary shit before.