Zimmerman is a wannabe loser who bit off more than he could chew and had to kill to save his ass. You want to lionize him for that go right ahead. My standard for heroes is set quite a bit higher.
I don’t know what really happened the night Trayvon Martin was killed anymore than anyone else. The evidence will come out at tial for all to see. And I can’t speak for anyone else on this site, but my comments on Zimmerman are that he has lost what we as Americans hold dear: that one is innocent until proven guilty.
If you were in his shoes, you’d welcome all the support you could get in any way you could get it and so would any liberal now crying for his lynching.
There are other crimes occuring in this country that can be labled hate, where is the coverage on those crimes? Where are the voices screaming justice for the young Kansas City boy who was set on fire by two Africian American youths?
Maybe he did, maybe he didn't. We still don't know the full story. It's highly unlikely he walked up to Martin and just shot him. Did he say things to Martin? We don't know. I know if I'm a NWV like Zimmerman, and it happened like he said it did, Martin attacked him from behind and threatened to kill him, then he acted like anyone else would act if someone was beating their head against concrete. But let's wait and see if more evidence emerges.
I didn’t say hero. I didn’t lionize.
When there is crime and the cops cant stop it, the people have to.
When you have to do it yourself, you better be able to defend yourself if things do get out of hand.
When my wife hears something outside, I inspect and I am armed. If I get my ass in a situation my fists cant solve, somebody might get shot.
Otherwise I might die...or I could just stay in the house and type.
You wouldn’t recognize a hero if one walked up to, introduced himself, and kicked you in the nuts.