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In reply to the discussion: Please Sign Trayvon Martin Mother/Father Petition to Address Stand Your Ground Bad Faith Law? [View all]laserhaas
(7,805 posts)Such as "What zimmerman did prior to the 'fight' is not illegal"
Stalking someone IS illegal.
If it were your mom, daughter, sister being followed in a vehicle by someone, who then parked their vehicle, got out and ran after your female family member; would you expect her to just engage in conversation when the "stalker" popped up in front of her and demanded to know who she was and where she was going?
Wouldn't she be justified in attempting to knock down the stalking party with purse, spinning back kick - what have you!
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Secondly, the remark that;
"But what zimmerman did initially wrong was profiling a black kid as a criminal. And unfortunately that's not illegal"
It is a HATE CRIME - and that is (purportedly) what the Feds are looking into prosecuting currently.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/15/us/justice-department-to-restart-hate-crime-investigation-in-trayvon-martins-death.html