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Originally Posted by Rochard
There is no emotion in this what so ever for me.
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Oh really?
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I don't see this as a "black kid". I see this as my daughter.
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So an armed man following a teenager around in the dark isn't a threat? The kid RAN AWAY from a man ARMED WITH A GUN. Zimmerman chased him.
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Martin did not know that Zimmerman was armed. If he had known, do you really think he would have assaulted Zimmerman? Or are you going to
assume that Zimmerman ran after Martin pointing his gun at him? Because none of the evidence points to that.
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Originally Posted by Rochard
He didn't "beat Zimmerman up". Zimmerman got punched in the face.
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I already addressed the fact that it can be argued that the only reason Zimmerman wasn't beaten more badly was because he was armed and used his gun in self-defence.
And again, self-defence is about real threats, when you have no other alternatives and you're not committing a crime. But don't take my word for it, google it yourself.
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Martin was acting in self defense - He fled, he ran, but was still confronted by a man who had been following him.
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Okay, answer me this.
If Zimmerman had been unarmed and Martin had beaten him to death, do you think that Martin could have been found innocent?
That a jury would have considered being followed a tangible, life or death threat, and that Martin had no other choice but to beat Zimmerman to death?
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The Jury didn't have access to more facts than we did. A lot was kept from the jury, while we saw it all.
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Oh now you're just being silly.