re: #892 Targetpractice

Was he limited to only punching back?

He could have run. Unlike Zimmerman Trayvon didn’t have a gun. Getting punched a few times isn’t cause to kill someone, especially if you’re stalking them while armed.

That is why expect the prosecution to speak in his place, using facts and evidence.

The fact is that Zimmerman created the very hazard he claims to have reacted to, a ridiculous defense. If he didn’t think he was heading into danger then why call 911, why get out of the car while wearing a gun, why leave the road and follow his “suspect” behind the condos?

That was a moral judgment, made at a time when I was unfamiliar with Florida state law. My opinion has since evolved as I’ve learned more. Has yours?

No, that was most clearly not a moral judgement but a legal / plausibility assessment of self defense criteria. Why did you apply it only to Martin though and not Zimmerman? If you’ve changed your mind then does that mean Martin could have mounted a plausible case for self defense even though he knew by going back he was heading into danger? Clearly since Martin is dead Zimmerman posed a tangible threat.