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In reply to the discussion: Why did this girl cause her own murder? [View all]Lydia Leftcoast
(48,223 posts)Sounds like the off-duty cop in Hillsboro, Oregon several years ago who was out running and shot dead a Labrador Retriever that came bounding out of its yard barking.
The heartbroken owners said--and I believe them, having had family members who own Labs--that the dog was just extremely playful and probably thought that the off-duty cop was inviting it to play "chase."
Anger junkie with a touch of paranoia who carries a gun to the oddest places. A gated community? That's hardly the South Bronx. Even the South Bronx isn't really the South Bronx of legend.
Trayvon had no motivation to attack Zimmerman unless Zimmerman was stalking him. He was a kid buying snacks at a convenience store. Even if he had THC in his blood, marijuana tends to make people laid back, with a "whatever" attitude, not belligerent.
Zimmerman was the guy who routinely carried a gun. Even to a gated community. He responded to, at most, a bare-handed assault (if it indeed occurred--the "injuries" could have been post-incident self-inflicted injuries to make his story look good) with a fatal gunshot.
Personally, I consider routinely carrying a gun (if you're not a law enforcement officer) to be a sign of immaturity and serious anger issues, not to mention the scaredy-cat mentality that seems so common in America today.
Excessive fear makes people mean and dumb. The Republicans know this, which is why they're always going on about terrorism and crime.