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Taitertots

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21. How is walking up to and talking to someone a reasonable threat?

Reply to mackattack (Reply #19)

Fri Mar 30, 2012, 08:58 AM

Mar 2012

Your interpretation of the laws in incorrect. Trayvon would have no legal protections if he had shot Zimmerman.

Stand your ground laws are not carte blanc to murder anyone who bothers you.

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Even if Martin did hit him [View all] mackattack Mar 2012 OP

Zimmerman was not part of a neighborhood watch nt abelenkpe Mar 2012 #1

It doesnt matter if he was or not mackattack Mar 2012 #5

What part of "stand your ground" don't you understand -SARCASM- ashling Mar 2012 #13

I agree with you. Denninmi Mar 2012 #2

From the video footage in another thread Rex Mar 2012 #3

I read that Zimmerman arrived at the police dept 4 hours after the incident... HereSince1628 Mar 2012 #6

Video has a timestamp. It was about 30 mins after the incident. (nt) jeff47 Mar 2012 #10

Incident happens at 7:17...Z. arrives at station house 7:52 alcibiades_mystery Mar 2012 #12

Nice alcibiades_mystery and jeff47. That completely disproves any potential for "he was cleaned up." joshcryer Mar 2012 #18

The video is not grainy. slampoet Mar 2012 #15

I was being sarcastic, it is not grainy in the least bit. Rex Mar 2012 #16

Media Has Their Talking Points SoCalMusicLover Mar 2012 #4

Apparently only caucasians are allowed to stand their ground tularetom Mar 2012 #7

Actually he wasn't the Neighborhood Watch. He was some self appointed yahoo who decided Ecumenist Mar 2012 #8

100% agreed. That's been my point all along as well. nt TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #9

"Stranger Danger" Quiet_Dem_Mom Mar 2012 #11

This is a huge point many in the media fail to mention. Jennicut Mar 2012 #14

I'm pretty certain you can't legally attack anyone who bothers you. Taitertots Mar 2012 #17

Under the 'stand your Ground' mackattack Mar 2012 #19

How is walking up to and talking to someone a reasonable threat? Taitertots Mar 2012 #21

Stand your ground laws are not carte blanc to murder anyone who bothers you. mackattack Mar 2012 #22

To my knowledge, witnesses confirmed his claims that he was being attacked n/t Taitertots Mar 2012 #23

Plus you have Zimmerman's Shankapotomus Mar 2012 #20