>>>Zimmerman created the confrotation that lead to the altercation, Martin didn’t drag him from his car, bring him within arms reach and pummel him<<<
Is it against the law to approach someone and ask them what they are doing? Does doing this give that person the right to attack you violently?
Zimmerman might not have been wise to get out of his car. It could also be considered unwise to walk through certain rough neighborhoods at night. Does that make victims of muggings, rapes and murders responsible for “creating the confrontation”?
What if a woman walked alone, through a dangerous neighborhood, at night, and a group of thugs tried to rape her. If she pulled out her gun and shot them, would it be her or the thugs who “created the situation”?
One’s own unwise behavior does not nullify one’s right to protect oneself, if attacked.
What we need to know, if who initiated the violence. If it was Zimmerman, then he would seem to be guilty. If it was Martin, then Zimmerman would seem to be innocent.
Excellent post.
Well stated.
Please, your attempts at apples and oranges are ludicrous.
Zimmerman didn’t simply do something stupid, he created the confrontation.. Walking through a rough neighborhood doesn’t create a confrontation.. shadowing someone, stalking them, who is doing nothing but walking down the street and then confronting them when within physical contact is not remotely the same.
Zimmerman wasn’t just walking down the street, minding his own business and was suddenly assaulted by martin, attempting to portray it as that is idiotic, and that’s being generous.
Zimmerman 100% created this situation, he stalked Martin, tailed him, got so close that a physical altercation happened. Martin didn’t go up to Zimmerman, he was by all accounts walking down a public street.. Trying to equate what Zimmerman did to just some person walking down a street and being mugged doesn’t remotely hold water.
Zimmerman, 100% created the situation. I don’t know about you, but when I got someone stalking me, I ain’t going to be friendly when they grab at me, or come within striking distance. Zimmermans actions completely created the confrontation, he has absolutely no merit to claim self defense. This overzealous wanna be cop bit off more than he could chew, and when it didn’t go the way he wanted, he shot the guy.
Zimmerman isn’t a victim, he’s an idiot with a gun who gives all gun owners a bad name. Rule number one of being an adult, let alone a gun carrying adult, is DON’T GO LOOKING FOR TROUBLE. Zimmerman clearly went looking for trouble, made repeatedly bad decisions and created the confrontation that lead to the situation. He has no grounds for self defense.
You start a fight with someone, then you are on the losing side of it, you can’t claim you engaged in self defense.. YOU WERE THE INSTIGATOR. Zimmerman was clearly the instigator of this situation, without any question.
He’s no victim, just an idiot.