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Originally Posted by Rochard
Yes, Martin did have choices. But he was a teenager, he was being followed, and he decided to act defensely.
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You're again assuming that merely being followed by someone is akin to being assaulted. This is, in the eyes of the law, wrong. As I stated before, you can only use force to defend yourself if there's a REAL, PALPABLE threat. Imaginary scenarios do not count in the eyes of the law. Martin acted OFFENSIVELY.
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Originally Posted by Rochard
He didn't beat Zimmerman. He punched him. He had fat lip and two cuts on his head. This was not life threatening.
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I can easily argued that was simply because Zimmerman shot him before the beating could go on. It only takes one good blow to the head to kill somebody.
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Originally Posted by Rochard
Zimmerman had lots of choices too. He didn't need to defend himself by shooting and killing Martin. He could have laid there and done nothing
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You really, truly believe that? That somebody is going to lay there while a taller, more muscular person lays on top of them throwing punches saying to themselves "well, I did act like an asshole by following this guy so I'm just going to laid here and do nothing and somebody hopefully will come to my rescue and I'll be the local hero because if I shoot him the media will blow this case out of proportion, distort facts and even after I'm found innocent by a court of law they'll still demand my head on a platter because of political agendas."
Seriously?