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Gun-Crazy Right Wing Howls for Bob Costas to Be Fired

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Capitalist Tool12/04/2012 9:33:42 am PST

re: #571 palomino

That mischaracterizes what happened. Zim got out of his truck with a loaded gun while pursuing someone for no legitimate reason. That’s hardly the same as just being “mugged at night.” Bottom line: Reasonable, sane people don’t play pretend cop, and they sure as hell don’t do what Zim did. If he’d stayed in his car, or not followed a non-suspect, we wouldn’t be having this debate.

This doesn’t necessarily make him guilty of 2nd degree murder. But it makes him a sorry excuse for a human being, as well as a perfect example of what’s wrong with America’s gun culture.

Several points…
Zimmerman had a reason, given recent area crimes. Zimmerman quit following Martin when told to do so by the dispatcher. Martin then stalked Zimmerman and initiated the conflict.
By your logic, if Martin hadn’t tracked Zimmerman, we wouldn’t be having this debate.