Zimmerman / Martin Shooting

[LordFresh]

Originally Posted by Asher [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Only in America can you chase after someone after the police have told you to leave them alone, say that you felt threatened and shoot and kill him and not break any laws.

When you have the opportunity to not even start the encounter and you choose to start it anyways, against the wishes of the authorities, you should not be able to claim that you felt threatened.

I hope he gets ass raped in prison over and over.

Asher

LOL thats awesome. And true.

Look at it this way. How many women take back men who have literally threatened there life and beaten there woman. When the woman takes them back do they not have a ability to defend themselves now that they put themselves in harms way.

Zimmerman had no way of knowing he would be punched and beaten. It appears that he felt comfortable following at a distance until the confrontation began.

If I had this poll and the 911 operator was someone of authority then my vote would of changed over to he was guilty of disobeying a police order that resulted in the death of another person. The problem is the operator was a random volunteer dispatcher - these are regular people like you or me giving orders - they hold no weight as a legal order.

We use the words "chase" and that gives us the idea of two people running one after the other. This situation wasnt that - it was a young man walking quick with another guy trying to keep an eye on him. In my mind that isnt "starting the confrontation".
If a group of young peope were outside of your home on the street (not your property) is it illegal to walk up and ask them what they are doing and why? No. Is it foolish and a bad idea - absolutely yes. Are you starting a confrontation - all how you look at it. If they start attacking you after this happens and you fight back and one dies (by a gun / knife / fist) does this make you the criminal or the victim.