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Bluzmann57

(12,336 posts) Mon Jul 15, 2013, 10:12 AM Jul 2013

Ok this may be sort of a dumb question

But I have to ask-Didn't anyone think to ask if Trayvon Martin was trying to "Stand his ground"? He tried to actually fight back against an attacker, isn't that "standing your ground"? Oh wait, he was an unarmed black kid, not some crazy fucked up vigilante cop wannabe or whatever that guy is(I am not going to use the attackers name if I can avoid it.) Fuck you NRA.

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Ok this may be sort of a dumb question (Original Post) Bluzmann57 Jul 2013 OP

The state of Florida presumed Trayvon guilty of attempted murder, and required geek tragedy Jul 2013 #1

Hey, quit bitching about the system. It works perfectly and we should all praise it. Dawgs Jul 2013 #2

Yes, even CNN asked why wasn't TM allowed to stand his ground and what it comes down to is uponit7771 Jul 2013 #3

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

1. The state of Florida presumed Trayvon guilty of attempted murder, and required

Reply to Bluzmann57 (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2013, 10:13 AM

Jul 2013

the prosecution to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he wasn't guilty.

Dawgs

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2. Hey, quit bitching about the system. It works perfectly and we should all praise it.

Reply to Bluzmann57 (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2013, 10:19 AM

Jul 2013

At least that's what many others, even on DU, have been telling me.

uponit7771

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3. Yes, even CNN asked why wasn't TM allowed to stand his ground and what it comes down to is

Reply to Bluzmann57 (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2013, 10:19 AM

Jul 2013

...who is alive at the time to tell the story.

Zimmerman never invoked SYG as a defense, Zimmermans defense was simple self defense and since TM was dead people had to believe Zimmermans story.

The jury was instructed to IGNORE everything BEFORE the time Zimmerman thought his life was in danger and only consider whether they though his life was in imminent danger at the time he pulled the trigger.

What's REALLY scary to me is the jury had to deliberate on what the defense proffered as "imminent danger" which was superficial wounds on Zimmmermans head and Zimmermans claim that TM was going for his gun.

ANYONE can make up ANYTHING to be afraid of and proffer that as an imminent danger portion of "reasonable fear" in the self defense claim.

I'm disgusted

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