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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
This wasn't a Stand your Ground case at all.
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Look at the history of the case. Zimmerman was not arrested initially precisely because of the "stand your ground" law. The authorities stated as such. Second, the only juror to speak out so far states that they considered that law in the jury room (rightly or wrongly):
[Juror B17]: JUROR: Right. Because of the heat of the moment and the Stand Your Ground. He had a right to defend himself. If he felt threatened that his life was going to be taken away from him or he was going to have bodily harm, he had a right
Edit: I'll agree the reasoning the juror presented is wrong, but it clearly had an impact, first, on the initial decision to not arrest, and second, in the minds of the jurors. Had an arrest been made initially this case would not be the circus it has become.