you’re the ones being stupid because you’re defending a stand your ground defense that doesn’t exist and thereby undermining the effectiveness of this important component of our right to self defense. Zimmerman chased, confronted, shot, and killed. Stand your ground does not authorize chase. Furthermore, Florida has no citizens arrest statutes. Zimmerman was wrong and when he has his day in court, I’m sure that will be the opinion of his jury as well. Oh, and let’s not forget that Martin wasn’t even trespassing on the premises and the dispatcher told Zimmerman to remain in his vehicle and there is a witness that states that Zimmerman confronted Martin initially thereby initiating the events that led to the shooting.
Ohhhh. I see the problem here.
For your information, I don’t think Stand your Ground will be important if this matter goes to trial. If Zimmerman is lying on his back being beaten about the head and face, and that is the moment he uses deadly force, he needs no “Stand your Ground” law to defend himself. He cannot retreat if he is pinned to the ground OR under contemporaneous attack when he fired. It matters not that he was “following” Martin, as it is not unlawful to do so.
You have no evidence Zimmerman “chased” anyone. You are using the word “chase” to cloud thinking. You have no evidence Zimmerman confronted Martin. You say “chased, confronted, shot, and killed” as if to substitute your simple understanding of this event for that of the police officers, detectives, supervisors, and crime scene technicians.