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Originally Posted by MelBridgeman
Bottom line is the SYG law to most people is stupid.
You have the right to defend yourself, but that shouldn't include taking someone's right to live. Zimmerman was not in any danger of losing his life, the gun should not of been used unless absolutely necessary - it was no where near that point - I don't believe that Martin would of taken it that far and if he tried he would of been stopped anyway - either by police or a witness.
But in Florida you can defend your right by taking away another persons.
Going after Zimmerman doesn't do anything ... people should be going after that stupid SYG law.
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This wasn't a SYG case. The difference, the defenders argued, was that Zimmerman never made an attempt to escape because he couldn't so this case had nothing to do with the SYG laws.
This was a pure self-defense case, which you may still have issues with obviously.