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In reply to the discussion: Juror Says ‘George Zimmerman Got Away With Murder’ [View all]John2
(2,730 posts)1) states that he has a right to carry a gun, but not to use it to hunt suspects or kill someone unlawfully. He was not a police officer and using it on community watch was advised not to. 2) The law may allow George Zimmerman to question any citizen, but not as a police officer or community watch captain. If he wanted to ask TM the time of the day or if he needed help is perfectly OK but that was not his intent now was it?
30) George can use a gun to defend himself but not to hunt or start provocations with people. He started the provocation by pursuing Martin. You still evade the definition of intent concerning the law.
Furthermore, if he was at any fault of starting the provocation, he cannot use self defense, unless he reasonably thought his life was in danger and was not at fault. THe only reason he can use Deadly force, is if he used all alternative means to retreat. That includes letting TM know he wishes so. And it has to be equal or enough force to do so before using deadly force.
So are you with the Sanford Police Department or Zimmerman's defense team? You may convince others that Zimmerman had no other alternative ways to retreat or constrain Martin without resorting to using a Deadly weapon. As I said in another post, it was unreasonable. Where was Zimmerman's hands and arms at while TM was beating him to Death as he claims? He had the power in them to over power TM for his gun, but didn't have the power to hold TM's arms from beating him or slamming his head on the pavement?
He couldn't restrain TM for a few minutes for the police tyo arrive which wasn't much longer from the time he and others had place 911 calls?
I think parts of the law was with held from the jury. The part about initial aggressor and provocation. That should have been left up to the jury and not the judge or lawyers. Did she act politically?