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Let this be a lesson to all of you, especially the people who think they are a badass. You never know who is carrying a gun so behave and don't try to start a fight.
Let this be a less on all irresponsible and irrational gun owners ~ IF you shoot an unarmed minor - you will stand trial. You will spend $$$ on defense counsel; you WILL be paraded before the courts; you will sweat like a pig while others decide your fate; and you WILL be vilified by the American People and you will . . . wish for the rest of your life that you had kept your fat a@@ in that car.
Perchance are you aware that about half the country thinks that Zimmerman was the catalyst for this entire, unfortunate, chain of events? I'm guessing you are not.
Do you really think a jury trial is just about the 'facts'? IF there were another person alive to testify, do you think that the 'facts' may change?
Trials are very much emotion based AND . . . which side can tell the better story. Which side has the better attorneys; which side has the best presentation. "Facts' can be twisted inside and out; up and down and made to look like whatever each side wants.
John Guy's record on murder cases, according to his own words was about 80 wins to 1 loss before this case was forced to go to trial by a mob seeking "justice". There was too much doubt over what happened in the final minute of TM's life and most of the evidence of what happened in that final minute supported the fact that Z was on his back, losing a fight, screaming for help in a voice that sounded like someone in great fear before the shot was fired to ever get a conviction.
Tried to rep you for this but couldn't. Your last sentence was Martin's "crime"--wearing a hoodie and walking through the neighborhood as it was getting dark. Zimmerman was on him, if he ran the police would have gotten him asking why he was running. There was no way Martin was going to win. I just wish he had called 911. He might still be alive.
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Originally Posted by KathrynAragon
You think that Trayvon Martin, who was being followed by a stranger who outweighed him by probably forty pounds provoked this confrontation?
I think the lesson to learn here is if you are a teenager, especially a black male, don't wear a hoodie and walk through a neighborhood after dark.
George did a lot of dumb things that night, none of which was illegal. Martin escaped Z's vision for over two minutes and according to the "star" prosecution witness was very close to his temporary home when he decided to double back. A fatal decision.
Nope. Rachel said Trayvon told her that Porky was 'right behind me'.
Why do people pick and choose what parts of her testimony to believe?
You don't spend much time around some of our wonderful "youth" do you?
I have five kids - ages 19, 24, 26, 28, and 30, and seven grandchildren ages 11, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, and 2. I'd say I spend quite a bit of time around "the youth of America."
I wasn't on the jury....they ruled justifiable use of force. It's only justifiable if a forcible felony is being committed upon him..... That's the law...not my words.
776.012 Use of force in defense of person.—A person is justified in using force, except deadly force, against another when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to defend himself or herself or another against the other’s imminent use of unlawful force. However, a person is justified in the use of deadly force and does not have a duty to retreat if:
(1) He or she reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony; or
(2) Under those circumstances permitted pursuant to s. 776.013.
History.—s. 13, ch. 74-383; s. 1188, ch. 97-102; s. 2, ch. 2005-27.
George Zimmerman's hands were guided by evil, not by God. Considering that George Zimmerman had been arrested for violent offenses three times prior to killing TM tells me that he will see a jail cell at some point in the future.
I'd bet money on this myself. The man is an aggressive idiot. He and Karma are not destined to get along well.
Let this be a less on all irresponsible and irrational gun owners ~ IF you shoot an unarmed minor - you will stand trial. You will spend $$$ on defense counsel; you WILL be paraded before the courts; you will sweat like a pig while others decide your fate; and you WILL be vilified by the American People and you will . . . wish for the rest of your life that you had kept your fat a@@ in that car.
Or... you've be found not guilty and charge big bucks to go on talk shows or the lecture circuit.
Much like Bill Clinton.
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