“So, if Trayvon Martin feared for his life because he was being followed by a suspicious man, does he have the right to fight back?”
Depends. Is it a “reasonable fear?” Does the man following announce intentions and display ability to attack him?
He’s got a right to fight back if attacked, but not to fight just because he doesn’t like being followed, or doesn’t like the looks of who he is being followed by.
According to the Florida statute someone posted earlier, even if the guy following him laid a hand on him to detain him (something that hasn’t been proven, or to my knowledge, even alleged) he has to lay off when the other party indicates they want out of the fight. Easier said than done, but laws are written by people in suits who aren’t rolling around in life threatening combat.
Many a shooting and many a gang war has happened over being
“dissed”.