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To: TigersEye

Here we go again. What strawman? What comparison of apples and oranges?


101 posted on 04/02/2012 1:35:34 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: Tired of Taxes
The scenario I described: "Having had the chance to just go home he couldn’t very credibly claim self defense after doubling back to confront Zimmerman. Especially with a cell phone in his hand and no attempt to call the police."

Apples.

The scenario you described: "The other side of the story is that Zimmerman, by pursuing Martin, initiated the confrontation. Martin could’ve been standing his ground with physical force."

Oranges.

What strawman?

"This case is not as cut-and-dry as either side seems to believe it is."

That strawman. I never said anything was cut and dried. Inventing a fiction and challenging someone to argue against it is called a "strawman."

103 posted on 04/02/2012 2:02:06 PM PDT by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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