Edwynn
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ORIGINAL: farglebargle "What you clearly do not understand is that reaching for a cell phone does not negate your right of self defense no matter how another person interpits this." That's not what precedent in Diallo says. Sorry, but I just came back to this thread after a long absence and fell upon this one. Not speaking to any poster in particular here, not arguing any legal point, but this notion of Zimmerman supposedly reaching for his cell phone supposedly for purpose of 'calling the police' is just cracking me up, honestly. Let's play this scenario through, please humor me. 911: Hello, what is the nature of the emergency? GZ: Hello? Yes, um, well I'm following this guy, and ... 911: Are you the person who hung up on me a couple of minutes ago, sir? GZ: Yeah, that's me. But anyway, I'm following this guy, and ... 911: OK, sir, we really don't need you to be doing that, OK? GZ: OK. 911: You said "OK" just before you hung up the last time. Are you going to hang up now? GZ: OK. I mean, no, I'm not going to hang up now. I need help. 911: What is the issue, sir? And in any case, why are you still following this person? Is he committing a crime? Do you know that you are putting yourself in potential danger by ignoring polite instruction from 911? You already know that the police are on the way. GZ: OK. I mean, no, he's not. But I think he's high on drugs or something, or maybe I'm high on drugs or something, I'm not sure. 911: So now there is a problem, then? GZ: OK. I mean, yes, a problem. After I ignored what you told me and I hung up on you, I followed this guy, and now he's asking me why I'm following him, and he seems kind of pissed off and everything. 911: That is understandable, sir. GZ: OK. I mean, ... what I mean is, I think I have a gun, and this guy seems pissed off that I'm following him and everything, I think I'm going to shoot him or something. 911: Sir! we really don't need you to do that, OK? GZ: OK. GZ: BLAM!!! 911: - sigh ... -
< Message edited by Edwynn -- 7/17/2012 10:26:57 PM >
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