BobTheMasher
Of what, we don't want to know.y
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Can't blame you for that, but my only issue is that I can completely see a situation that occurs within the information that is available in which he really was just defending himself. Essentially I haven't seen any information that PROVES beyond a reasonable doubt (is that a real thing? TV tells me it's a real thing) that he wasn't justified.
See, I often carry a gun, too. And in the past I have been known to get fairly involved in "neighborhood watch" type activities like calling in suspicious stuff, or just checking it out myself. I can completely see a situation in which a string of burglaries in the area would make me extra observant, and seeing someone I didn't recognize walking with a hood on at night in the rain might make me think "hey, I wonder what this guy is up to".
And if something struck me as extra suspicious behavior hey, maybe I'd keep an eye on him for a minute just to find out if it was worth calling the police, and at that point I'd want to keep an eye on him to give them an accurate description. Would I get out of the car to follow him? Probably not. But is that entirely out of line? I don't really see that it is, IF you were sufficiently suspicious of something. Now at that point is it possible that the kid noticed someone was following him and decided to confront him? Yeah, maybe, and there doesn't seem to be any evidence at this time to refute that, that WE know about.
And during this confrontation is it possible that the kid took offense and got angry? Maybe. And is it possible that the kid attacked the person making him angry? Maybe. And if he was slamming my head against the ground would I feel my life was in danger? Probably. And in that case, after yelling for help and getting none, might I defend myself with deadly force? Yes.
Essentially what I'm saying is that EVEN IF Zimmerman is completely racist and that is why he was suspicious of the kid, everything that follows that could EASILY be justifiable under the law. But even then, I have not seen any real proof that Zimmerman was suspicious due to race. That's why I'd like to see the results of the investigations, to see what ACTUAL evidence there is, as opposed to this media hype BS.
I'd rather let a racist dick go free than imprison a concerned citizen for defending himself.