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To: 101stAirborneVet
Nice weasel words.

“Stalking.”

You need to reevaluate your definition of "weasel words"

In this situation “Stalking” is not the weasel word.

Use of weasel word would be "Zimmerman had a right to follow Martin down a dark walkthrough"

77 posted on 03/23/2012 5:35:59 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (This world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel - Horace Walpole)
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To: Oztrich Boy
In this situation “Stalking” is not the weasel word. Use of weasel word would be "Zimmerman had a right to follow Martin down a dark walkthrough"

"Stalking" is a loaded word characterizing intent. Following is a commonly used word that ascribes no intent one way or the other.

If you have no evidence that Zimmerman "stalked" Martin, then the correct, neutral word would be "follow".

Well, unless you aren't concerned with being neutral and objective.

79 posted on 03/23/2012 5:39:47 PM PDT by 101stAirborneVet
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