IlarMeilyr
Liability Reincarnate!
First off..yeah..he does have a burden to show why he thought it was reasonable to kill an unarmed human being not involved in criminal activity.
This is not self defense..per se..this is murder.
The defense HAD the burden of going forward. The STATE did that FOR the defendant.
The burden then goes right the fuck BACK to the State. And THEY are obliged by law to disprove the defense of justification once raised -- beyond a reasonable doubt.
And your spin is ridiculous in light of the evidence. The victim WAS engaged in criminal behavior (pummeling the defendant) at the time that GZ allegedly found it necessary to defend himself.
Well it's not ridiculous at all.
In any case, people who own guns and like to carry them around should be a bit nervous because this will shed light on exactly how dangerous that is, in Florida.
If Zimmerman walks it will mean at any time and any place an unarmed person can be shot for almost any reason at all.
And so long as they are killed, the killer will get away with it.
None of what you said is true. It doesn't even make sense.
Assuming GZ beats this ridiculous rap, all it will mean is that the jury saw through the State's orchestrated canard.
I have a news flash for you guys. JUST because a man is armed does not mean that you are free to beat the shit out of him.
In fact, it might mean that you have a better reason to worry about WHO you select to try to beat up or try to kill.
Didn't work out for poor TM, now, did it?