So you’re saying the victim, as he’s being beaten, must accurately determine the probability of death or bad injury, and that his fear of such, as he’s being beaten, doesn’t matter?
I think your lawyer friend is full of it. Feed him to the gators.
> So you’re saying the victim, as he’s being beaten, must accurately determine the probability of death or bad injury, and that his fear of such, as he’s being beaten, doesn’t matter? <
That’s a great question. As he was being beaten, Zimmerman almost certainly felt that it was probable that he would be badly injured, or worse.
But the lawyer says it doesn’t matter what Zimmerman felt. What matters is that Zimmerman would probably NOT have been killed or maimed by Martin. Just beaten up.
So by Florida law, Zimmerman should have been found guilty of at least manslaughter. So said this NRA lawyer.
I’m uncomfortable with that, as you obviously are. But the lawyer was applying the law as he saw it. What I should have asked him is this: Do you agree with that law? Doesn’t it expect too much clarity from the citizen in a time of great stress?