Again, your feelings. I am or was, cause I am dropping this, discussing the act of self defense and preservation of life. Also reasonable doubt does not benefit the prosecution.
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That trial was a hot button issue here on NES from a gun owners stand point. The author of the book "Law of Self Defense" was live tweeting the trial, posting here, and is a well known and respected lawyer and instructor on the issue.
I purchased it for all my family that carries and it is well worth the read.
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Obviously reasonable doubt doesn't benefit the prosecution. In this case, it benefits Zimmerman, which is why I said his acquittal isn't controversial.
p.s. Book seems cool, thanks for sharing.
BS.
Multiple suspensions for fights and other violence, stolen property in his possessions, text messages selling guns, and brain and liver damage from chronic abuse of Lean (DXM), which is what the watermelon iced tea and skittles were for.
He was a piece of shit, by all accounts.
Was he ever charged or convicted of a crime? A few fishy texts and alleged "lean" usage has nothing to do with him getting shot. Prior history involves his encounters with the law such as arrests, charges, and convictions. Who cares what he did in privacy on his own? The only real knock I see is the suspensions for fighting which still involved no charges. Compared to Zimmerman's past, they're even at best.
I went to detention for arguing with my teacher once. Heck, if I remember, I may have even gotten in trouble for fighting a bully in middle school. Is that relevant to a case that may involve me getting shot by someone? No, but Zimmerman's record before the shooting included resisting an officer with violence and a judge granting his ex-girlfriend a restraining order, which are much more relevant in painting the portrait of a violent character than drinking some "lean". Add in his recent run ins with the law and talk about piece of shit.
In the end of the day, the guy is dead and Zimmerman is free, its done. Its just funny seeing some people paint this dude as an angel minding his own business before everything went down. He is innocent in the eyes of the law but guilty of looking for trouble, not listening to the dispatcher, and sniffing his nose where a threat clearly existed. Isn't the first rule of self defense firearm training to avoid hazardous situations at all cost, not to get out of your car and run towards them when no direct threat to you or those around you exists? When possible, preservation of life, even scum life, should trump trying to act like the town superman. Monitor the kid from your car until the police arrives and none of this would have ever happened.