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The whole thing shows so many weaknesses with the laws.
For instance many people say it's a question of whether Zimmerman was acting in self defense. Okay. But what if Martin was doing the same thing when he was on top of Zimmerman? Is the guy with the gun automatically the only person who can act in self defense? We don't have any witnesses to that part of the confrontation. We're filling it in and taking Zimmerman's word.
Under the law is it okay to shoot someone if they punch you or knock you to the ground? How do we determine who to believe and who not to believe with their account?
If you're a kid and an adult follows you around and confronts you and let us say you see a weapon on them is it okay to assume they are wanting to hurt you and to fight? If a kid or say a woman does do something would it then be okay for the adult following them to shoot them at that point?
If you're on the neighborhood watch or just a concerned citizen is it acceptable for you to follow someone around the neighborhood late at night without identifying yourself in some way? Can you do so on foot? At what point is it reasonable for the person you are following to feel they are in danger and to confront you? What if they are armed? Is it okay for them to draw their weapon and to tell you to back off and ask why you are following them?
It's a mess.
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