Originally Posted by signupdamnit

Which is pretty ridiculous in some cases if you think about it. If an eight year old girl kicks me in the nuts and then gets ready to do it again am I justified in pulling out my firearm and shooting her in the head for fear of permanent injury and great bodily harm? Where exactly do you draw the line with this?

Worse yet it's very possible that Martin was in fear of his life too when he decided to use force (with his fists rather than a firearm). So how does that work if both people involved were in fear of their lives? All we have is Zimmerman's account because instead of using his fists he used a gun.