MacTheKnife
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All likely true.I LOL'd out loud on that one!!! But yea, Zimmerman was playing cop and got in over his head and started getting his ass kicked in a fight that HE initiated through one poor decision after another.
After being pinned and beat, yes. It was the correct decision.So he decides to end it and pulls the gun.
I would too. Justified homicide.
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Well, that is the crux of the debate. Was Zimmerman's life in imminent danger? Did Zimmerman do enough to cause the situation he's in because maybe Martin thought his life was in danger? Certainly not 2nd degree murder. Manslaughter? I think so. IMO both caused the outcome. But Zimmerman started the whole sequence of events with one poor decision after another.
Manslaughter in Florida can be defined in 3 ways, this is what I think Zimmerman was guilty of:
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Manslaughter by Culpable Negligence (Involuntary Manslaughter): Engaging in “Culpably Negligent” conduct that resulted in the death of another person.
Culpable negligence means recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences).
It is the omission to do something which a reasonable, prudent and honest man would do, or the doing something which such a man would not do under all the circumstances surrounding each particular case.
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DUI is usually the example given here. But as I read the words, IMO this describes Zimmerman on that night.
Not a good analysis for several reasons which I will now explain.......There is absolutely no question Z's life was in danger....he was sucker punched whilst trying to call dispatch back again....then in his dazed state Trayvon jumped on top of him and began to beat him martial arts style...Trayvon was an experienced fighter and enjoyed fighting and bragging about his exploits....the police were very close but neither one of them knew that...Z did know the police were on the way...but sometimes that can take a long time...especially when you need them....anyhow.............Z did absolutely nothing illegal all he did was what any good citizen should do and most especially a Watchman though he was not on duty at the time...in fact he was on the way to target to get some groceries...but that is irrelevant.....what is relevant that Z spotted a suspicious person...namely Trayvon...was Trayvon doing anything illegal at that time? No...but the fact that on a rainy night he was lollgagging about instead of hurrying home to get out of the rain......aroused Z's suspicion and Z was street smart...he knew how to spot them as he had done many times previously.
The community though gated was little better than a ghetto area due to the fact many negroes lived in that area and it was a high crime area...drugs, burglaries, and home invasions. Which had motivated Z to get involved with the community and try to help improve the situation. He also mentored black children.
So You Think You Know The Truth About George Zimmerman? - Freedom Outpost
Was it possible that Trayvon felt he was in danger...possibly before he ran home...as he did not know who George was .....but instead of staying at home where he was safe...he decided to back track and confront George.
In a nutshell it was a very simple case of Self-Defense....the local authorities did a excellent job of investigating it and exonerated George.
That should have ended it but unfortunately politicians...got involved.....and with the help of the media persuaded the Feds to put pressure on Rick Scott the governor of Florida to indict George and have a trial...and so it was done.
In reality it was nothing more than a political show trial arranged by the feds to try and convict a innocent man to further the politics of black victimhood.
It was not a problem of the State over-charging .....there should have been no charges at all....the case had been investigated and determined to be justifiable use of force in self defense.
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