Under "Stand Your Ground" Trayvon Had The Right To Kill Zimmerman

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79. IF Martin was on top of Zimmerman how could Zimmerman retreat? ...

This case was interesting in many ways.

I have a concealed weapons permit and carry. However I am not and have never been a involved in a neighborhood watch organization.

If I were to see someone acting in a what I felt was a suspicious manner I might report him to the police. Once that was done I would go on my way as confronting suspicious people is above my pay grade.

If I put myself in Martin's shoes I can understand that he may have felt threatened by Zimmerman. If I had been Martin and Zimmerman approached me in an aggressive manner and showed he was armed I might have felt my life was in danger and made an attempt to disarm him. That would qualify as standing my ground.

If you take classes in martial arts you often are taught techniques for disarming a person with a knife or gun. A good instructor will point out that you should only try such tactics when you are ABSOLUTELY certain your attacker plans to use his weapon to injure or kill you. If you are sure that you have little to lose you might as well try to take your attackers weapon away.

The way I see it is that if Zimmerman would have called the police and went on his way everything would have turned out well. Of course it is quite possible that Martin overreacted when Zimmerman approached him and had he just remained calm he would be alive today.

Sometimes younger men have too much testosterone for their own good. It is also wise to never go looking for trouble as if you do it just might find you.