Here’s the bottom line. Zimmerman was carrying a gun legally. He had not used it until he was laying on the ground with a broken nose and his head being beaten on the concrete.
Anyone with any brains left would have to assume that if he lost consciousness, then the guy who was beating his head against the concrete would be more than happy to finish him off with the gun after he lost consciousness. There is also evidence that Mr. Martin had told Zimmerman that he was going to “die tonight”.
Is there anyone on free republic who would not have used their gun to protect themselves in this situation?
Never heard this...where's it from?
Here’s a case where a ‘guy’ did exactly that. In FLORIDA.
AND... guess his ethnic origin.
Trevor Dooley’s lawyers seek dismissal in Tampa ‘stand your ground’ case(FL)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2871590/posts
OUTSTANDING! You get it sir/ma’am.
“Anyone with any brains left would have to assume that if he lost consciousness, then the guy who was beating his head against the concrete would be more than happy to finish him off with the gun after he lost consciousness. There is also evidence that Mr. Martin had told Zimmerman that he was going to “die tonight”.
And this is exactly the argument the defense attorney should introduce.
“Ladies and Gentleman of the jury, my client, under Florida Statutory law, had every right to carry a firearm, was carrying it in accordance with law, and because of the vicious assault by the decedant Trayvon Martin, my client was losing consciousness. My client was very congnizant that if he lost consciousness, he was armed with a firearm and would be at the COMPLETE MERCY OF HIS ASSAILANT. He had no choice but to save his own life. Yes, he shot Trayvon Martin, not to take his life, but to stop Trayvons violent and FELONIOUS assault against him. Remember, he only fired once, and had the opportunity to fire multiple times, which would have almost certainly ensured the death of Martin, but he only fired ONCE. Martin died as a tragic, but unintended result of being shot ONCE and as a result of my client trying to save his own life.”
What if Zimmerman (hypothetical, I know) is replaced by a plain-clothes POLICE OFFICER in the same situation?
Are there any instances of a police officer NOT shooting a person who is in the process of beating the police officer to death?
In fact, most police never allow a confrontation to get that far, they SHOOT first. They stand their ground.
I agree with all you said. Furthermore...if it was Tryvon screaming likw hia mother said, why did his father say it was not Trayvon on the tape?...why is it that Zimmerman had all the bruises and gashes on him? Why is it the witness saw Trayvon on top of Zimmerman early in the incident? I heard Judge Jeanine say on Fox today he spoke racial slurs on the 911 recording. THAT IS UNTRUE. I went to the City of Sanford and listened to every 911 call. Zimmermans and the witnesses. They pulled the calls from their website but I never heard one racial slur from Zimmerman.
That assumes ZImmerman willingly presented the firearm. Given the incredible amount of restraint the majority of known evidence indicates, I do not believe the gun was intentionally displayed.