Do you, so I know you have a basis for an assumption that the kid was up to no good?
The school authority only said that he wad in an unauthorized area. That’s all he said. While it could be something serious, like buying drugs, it could also be as simple as getting a basketball without permission. Until more is known, I’m inclined to give Martin the benefit of the doubt until there is reason to not give him that benefit.
Until somebody somebody can show otherwise, my running assumption is that the kid is an imperfect 17 year old and nothing more than that.
“.......Until somebody somebody can show otherwise, my running assumption is that the kid is an imperfect 17 year old and nothing more than that.”
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My running assumption until some TRUE information comes out is that neither I nor anyone else on this thread knows whether Martin is an Angel, a Devil or something in between. Anything beyond that is pure conjecture or guessing or, most likely, projecting what the person WANTS TO BELIEVE.
The information available to us is clearly INSUFFICIENT to arrive at a final conclusion as to whether this was a self defense killing or something else. There seems to be a LOT of jumping to conclusions and demonizing going on—both as to Zimmerman and, to a much lesser extent (I’d hope you’re honest enough to at least admit that disparity), to Martin.
I well remember the agenda driven Duke Lacrosse case presumption of GUILT and I hope we don’t see the same thing here.