I guess I misunderstood your "stand your ground" comment. My apologies.Strat9mm wrote:That's why I stated that at a minimum, TM is 'guilty' of standing his ground.RottenApple wrote:Ummmm, no. SYG would only apply if Zimmerman confronted and threatened/attacked Martin. Instead, based upon the evidence, Martin actively went looking for a confrontation with the "creepy cracker" that had followed him. That's not standing your ground, that's being a thug.Strat9mm wrote:Whatever happened, Trayvon is defacto guilty of standing his ground.
We all know from all the evidence that that TM went way beyond the minimum, and attacked Zimmerman who made to choice to continue to LIVE, instead of DIE that night, and so he defended himself.
If TM had simply kept going home instead of confronting (and THEN ATTACKING Zimmerman, (which is BEYOND standing his ground), the event would never have occurred.
