but the MSM is driving this story from a racial angle, which would NOT be the case were the victim white and the supposed perp black. And even this case is minority on minority violence but is NOT being portrayed as such. If Zimmerman’s name was MARTINEZ they’d have a harder time with this.
Yeah, the media suck.
But I think we make a serious mistake in defending Zimmerman here.
This is not a case of the “Stand your ground” law. If this law allows you to strap on and then chase people around your neighborhood, then the law is wrong.
But I don’t believe that is the intent of the law. It is allow you to defend yourself outside the home, when you find yourself in harm’s way.
Not when you put yourself in harm’s way.
You know hearings are coming on the law. The entire concept of armed self-defense will be in jeopardy. Fast and Furious is a debacle, so the subject must change. It’s a great case to pick if you want to argue how allowing normal citizens to carry guns is a tragic mistake.
We can’t let this hard case make bad law. Zimmerman’s not a hero, he’s an idiot.
They are also ignoring the fact that Zimmerman has black relatives.