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Originally posted by ProfessorChaos
Your take on this event is completely devoid of the facts, so it would appear that they aren't so simple, eh?
Try looking into the trial and evidence rather than quoting MSNBC or CNN, maybe you'll learn something about rushing to judgement when a man's freedom is on the line.
I'm not defending a 'child killer', I'm defending a man's right to defend himself from an attacker, which is what happened in this case.
Originally posted by bates
the facts are very simple.
Can you prove that? Because not even the prosecution could, though the defense proved that it was Zimmerman on the bottom getting whupped.
one man who was armed started trouble with a boy who wasn't.
Well, ya got me there, he is dead.
the boy ended up shot dead.
Darn it! Ya got me there too. He was found not guilty by a Jury.
the man has walked free from court with the blessing of a huge amount of people.
I would say that a civilized country hold fair trials, which this was.
i'm sorry, but that just doesn't happen in a civilized country.
Martin was 17 yrs old. He was no child. Young man I could agree with.
why are so many people defending a child killer?
Originally posted by bates
Originally posted by ProfessorChaos
Your take on this event is completely devoid of the facts, so it would appear that they aren't so simple, eh?
Try looking into the trial and evidence rather than quoting MSNBC or CNN, maybe you'll learn something about rushing to judgement when a man's freedom is on the line.
I'm not defending a 'child killer', I'm defending a man's right to defend himself from an attacker, which is what happened in this case.
no, i'm actually just looking at the facts.
i have no agenda, unlike many people commenting on this as personally it doesn't affect me or anything to do with my life.
i've read over this case many many many times becuase i was sure i was missing but i'm definitely not.
the facts.
man a) was armed and completely unprovoked approached boy b).
a fight ensued.
man a) shoots the unarmed boy b) dead.
those are the facts.
Originally posted by LiveEquation
So its ok to use a gun as self defense in a fist fight that you instigated?
This is crazy
Originally posted by TrueBrit
reply to post by vor78
Well thats fine if you carry no expectations of your own conduct as far as personal honour and a desire to be fair in your dealings with your fellow man. But using a gun on an unarmed man is overkill no matter what the hell is happening at the time.
Originally posted by LiveEquation
So its ok to use a gun as self defense in a fist fight that you instigated?
This is crazy
Originally posted by projectvxn
Originally posted by LiveEquation
So its ok to use a gun as self defense in a fist fight that you instigated?
This is crazy
The trial established Martin as the initiator of the physical altercation.
Originally posted by LiveEquation
So its ok to use a gun as self defense in a fist fight that you instigated?