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Originally Posted by Cowperson
As noted before, Stand Your Ground law was not a part of this trial.
The lesson here seems to be if you're a 17 year-old, 6' 1" "child" with recent pictures of guns, drugs and drug use on your cellphone and you've racially profiled someone following you as a "creepy-assed cracker," it might be a better idea to call 9-11 and have him picked up for questioning instead of calling your girlfriend then laying in wait for the "creepy-assed cracker," one-punching him to the ground, wailing on him then being surprised when he drills you in a State where half the population is likely packing.
Martin made some bad choices. He got himself killed because of it.
Cowperson
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Under "the law" isn't Martin a child at 17? Why did you quote that? What does Martin's pictures of guns (which as has been stated many times, legal to carry in Florida) and previous drug use have to do with this case? What about Martin's fear for his own safety when a random guy on a power trip seems to be stalking him in a threatening manner, and for no apparent reason at all? And you know what -- even if Martin threw the first punch, why does it automatically allow someone to pull a gun and kill him? What happens in a bar fight? Some guy hits you and you can gun him down without consequence?
Also, your post seems to be remarkably like rape apologists when they insinuate that a girl who dressed provocatively, slept around, and drank a lot, gets raped -- the suggestion that somehow she brought on her own fate in the ordeal. I don't see much difference between that argument and what you posted above.
Fact is a 17 year old kid got killed because Florida laws allow for guys like Zimmerman to try to take the law into their own hands. Its a pretty ridiculous way of allowing society to operate IMO.