MzDazie wrote:
I think there are three sides to this, and every other story in the world. In this case, the Zimmerman side, the Martin side and right in the middle is the truth.
Always true, of course. But in this case, all existing evidence and testimony indicates that Zimmerman's side squares entirely with the truth.
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I do not care for the Zimmerman's begging for money, either. I wish RZ,JR would get off of twitter, because while he is trying to defend his brother, he is just giving ammunition to people who look for things to harp about.
Why should Zimmerman be forced to mount a legal defense without seeking financial support for doing so? Why should his family be forced to sit idly by while they and Zimmerman himself are continually slandered mercilessly?
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I don't think GZ attacked this "kid" and killed him for no reason.
I think the whole thing could have been avoided with a simple polite exchange like:
"Hey, do you live here? I haven't seen you here before."
"My dad is staying with Ms. So in So over at such and such."
"OK, will hurry on home, we have had some problems in the area, and it might not be safe to be out in this weather."
Why should Zimmerman have to say anything to Martin at all? Evidence clearly supports the likelihood that Martin eluded visual observation by Zimmerman, then of his own volition circled back to confront Zimmerman, while Zimmerman was walking on his way back to his vehicle. In such a scenario, Martin evinced malicious intent - mens rea, as it were - toward Zimmerman, and it is doubtful that Zimmerman could have said or done anything to overcome Martin's intent.
Martin committed felony aggravated battery against Zimmerman that night, and Zimmerman was fully, legally, and morally justified in using lethal force to defend himself.