[skeeter]

It was only a matter of time before the State and its vassals attempted to criminalize self defense.

That would make their control over society complete.

[cripplecreek]

It was a white Asian on a grassy knoll.

[cuban leaf]

Which leads me to the other possibility — that those who want Zimmerman thrown in jail, no matter what the evidence may say about the injuries he sustained in the encounter, believe that a violent attack is an appropriate response to a perceived racial slight or perceived case of racial profiling.

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This.

It has become clear, as I read the rantings of the “rank and file” of the left, that my first suspicions about this were correct: This is a clash of cultures. It is Klingon culture vs civilization. They abide by completely different rules.

In Klingong cutlure, when your enemy wants a fist fight, you throw down your gun and duke it out. In civilization, you do an Indiana Jones: A guy comes at you with a sword? You pull out your gun and shoot him. The former considers it bad form to not trust your physical prowess against a much more physically powerful opponent.

But in a civilized, but sometimes dangerous world, even feminists understand the value of carying the Great Equalizer in their purses. George understood that concept and it probably saved his life.

[YHAOS]

One thing to understand about “Vigilantism.” It invariably arises due to the unwillingness, or the inability, of officials to enforce the law.

[dirtboy]

But it bubbles beneath the surface, and the casual dismissal of any right Zimmerman may have had to defend himself certainly suggests that those who want him jailed believe that, if he was being beaten, he should have just taken his beating and accepted his lumps as a bit of well-deserved "Citizen Punishment" for the moral evil of profiling, that he was morally and legally obligated to accept Trayvon Martin's role as a racial vigilante.

Well, from Zimmerman's version of events, the gun only came into play when Trayvon went for it first. So it seems he was 'taking his lumps' until Trayvon decided to escalate matters further.

[IYAS9YAS]

All I know, is anyone in the position of Neighborhood watch volunteer/captain should always carry a recording device with them. Preferably one that can send to a remote unit.