Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Can Stand Your Ground create 'legal serial killers?' [View all]gejohnston
(17,502 posts)Since, according to the evidence shown during the trial, Zimmerman had no ability to retreat when he shot Martin, therefore, SYG is not relevant. Anyone sticking to the "was told to stay in the car-shot him down like a rabid dog" are misinformed via the Parks and Crump law firm and the PR firm Julian Communications they hired to spread that disinformation, or simply dishonest themselves.
Dunn on the other hand, is completely different. He is an example of why most self defense claims fail in court, be it SYG state or duty to retreat state: It is bogus. Plus, he drove off from the scene.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57594232-504083/michael-dunn-fla-man-denied-bond-again-in-fatal-loud-music-dispute/
Zimmerman was not arrested because the evidence indicated that it was self defense after cops interviewing witnesses who called 911. Dunn, was promptly arrested when the cops found him.
Unarmed is often a misnomer. Why is "unarmed" a misnomer? In Martin's case, his fists and the sidewalk as weapons. 56 percent of all domestic murders in the US is by "unarmed" killers. More people are murdered each year with bare hands and feet than all of UK's murders combined.