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Originally Posted by Fetish Gimp
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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I think Zimmerman had his firearm out shortly after he left his truck. According to Zimmerman's statement presented at the trial, Zimmerman said Martin was on top of him hitting him when Zimmerman was magically able to pull out a firearm from underneath him that was in a holster tucked in his waistband?
Let me rephrase that. Zimmerman had his firearm in a holster in his waistband under his jacket behind him, and he was able to pull his firearm out while Martin was on top of him hitting him?
You betcha.
Zimmerman already had his gun out.
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Originally Posted by Fetish Gimp
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.
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Zimmerman wasn't beaten badly at all. He had a fat lip and two cuts. He never even needed to see a doctor.
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Originally Posted by Fetish Gimp
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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Again, I believe Zimmerman was not only following him, but had his firearm out. Martin was acting in self defense.
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Originally Posted by Fetish Gimp
If Zimmerman had been unarmed and Martin had beaten him to death, do you think that Martin could have been found innocent?
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Nope. I believe Martin would have gone to jail.
I'm not saying Martin is innocent here. But there was no reason to kill him. Zimmerman was the agrressive one, and pursued the kid for no reason, threatening him. Don't give me any shit he feared for his life. He wasn't even hurt.