LafayetteLady
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ORIGINAL: LizDeluxe
Not that this will stop any of you zealots from forming a lynch mob, but...
Witness: Martin Attacked Zimmerman.
So Zimmerman attacked someone who then defended himself and knocked him to the ground. That doesn't make it self defense or make Zimmerman's action appropriate.
He was told by 911 NOT to follow Martin. He did it anyway.
There is no logic to attacking someone and then when it doesn't go as you hoped, using "self-defense" as an excuse for shooting them.
Even with Florida's extremely lax gun laws, the fact that Zimmerman had a previous record for violence should have prohibited him from obtaining a carry license. Sadly, Florida will issue a gun permit to just about anyone. Hopefully, this will cause them to re-examine that law.
Zimmerman may or may not have shot Martin due to race. In Court, proving that, based on the evidence we, the public, have available will be very difficult. Even if Zimmerman DID shoot Martin and the whole tragedy was based on race, isn't the most important thing to get justice for this poor boy's death? If that means a "simple" homicide charge without it being a hate crime, isn't that better than trying it as a race crime with a high risk of him being found not guilty?
Personally, I think this man should be strung up by his toenails. EVERYTHING about what he did is wrong. He should not have been permitted to be the "self appointed" neighborhood watch captain. He should not have been issued a gun permit. He should not have disobeyed 911 and followed Martin. Had he not done these things, there would have been no alleged altercation and certainly no shooting.
The only thing that Zimmerman did do properly was to contact 911 of a "suspicious" person in the neighborhood. Not because he was black, not because he was wearing a hoodie, but because he didn't recognize Martin as someone who lived in the neighborhood, and as a gated community, everyone pretty much knows who their neighbors are. If Zimmerman had stopped at the phone call, the police would have come, asked Martin what he was doing in the neighborhood, he would have explained he was visiting his father at the father's girlfriend's and the police would have been on their way.
This whole tragedy is a commentary about gun control and why people who are going to participate in neighborhood watch programs need to be properly trained by police.
I do hope that charges are brought against Zimmerman. As a gated community, the members no doubt pay fees and the father should definately bring a civil suit against the community for even allowing Zimmerman to continue on his "self appointed" mission. Especially since the community had complained about him on multiple occasions. Nothing will bring Martin back to his family. The only thing that can be achieved now is to hopefully bring about some kind of change to make sure nothing like this ever happens again.
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RE: He was armed with skittles and ice tea... - 
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