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Originally Posted by Fetish Gimp
You're again assuming that merely being followed by someone is akin to being assaulted. This is, in the eyes of the law, wrong. As I stated before, you can only use force to defend yourself if there's a REAL, PALPABLE threat. Imaginary scenarios do not count in the eyes of the law. Martin acted OFFENSIVELY.
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Yes, you are right. Running away from someone following you is clearly acting offensively.
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Originally Posted by Fetish Gimp
I can easily argued that was simply because Zimmerman shot him before the beating could go on. It only takes one good blow to the head to kill somebody.
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If Zimmerman did NOTHING at all, Zimmerman would have had a fat lip and Martin would still alive.
Hey, I'm fine with the way it is. Zimmerman destroyed his own life. He'll never be able to work again, and for the rest of his life he'll always be watching his back.
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Originally Posted by Fetish Gimp
You really, truly believe that? That somebody is going to lay there while a taller, more muscular person lays on top of them throwing punches saying to themselves "well, I did act like an asshole by following this guy so I'm just going to laid here and do nothing and somebody hopefully will come to my rescue and I'll be the local hero because if I shoot him the media will blow this case out of proportion, distort facts and even after I'm found innocent by a court of law they'll still demand my head on a platter because of political agendas."
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Or shoot and kill. It was his choice.
He could have been a hero, and Martin would have been arrested. Instead, now he's a national villain who will never be able to live a normal life again.