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Originally Posted by GFED
I don't agree that being armed should elevate his culpability.
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Then if you hold a permit to carry, you need to hand it in and give up any weapon that you own.
Are you serious that you believe that in a conflict a person who knows that they are armed with a weapon that can kill does not have a higher level of legal (and moral) accountability?
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Originally Posted by GFED
He never "pursued and confronted" Martin.
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Some people keep saying that he "pursued and confronted". There is nothing on the 911 tape, no witnesses, nothing that would suggest this. To me, this is a key point in the incident. For someone to "observe from a safe distance" is not the same.[/QUOTE]Leaving his vehicle after Martin ran away is pursuit.
Done. Is that clear?
Confrontation means that both parties met at some point, correct? The girl on the phone with Trayvon stated that she specifically heard an exchange of words between the two men before the handset went dead.
Other witnesses also describe a struggle between the two men. That fits the description of a confrontation, correct?
Done. Is that clear?