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Originally posted by WP4YT
Originally posted by stormson
what some people arent saying is that trayvon was actually using the syg law as well.
he was being followed by a stranger, he felt threatened, so he stood his ground against the aggressor.
now hes dead.
without the gun, zimmerman wouldnt have gotten out of his truck to begin with.
theres a reason hes not using the syg law as a defense.
Sorry but point me to where it says you can commit aggravated assault against someone you suspect is following you?
p.s. this why i dont believe in "concealed carry". i believe in "open carry". i want to know who has the gun, and who doesnt.
I Can however point to where the law says you can shoot someone that is assaulting you.
Bad news for the treyvan lovers, zimmerman didnt follow treyvan with his gun out like a cowboy. If he was, treyvan never would have attacked Zimmerman and "stood his ground" against Zimmerman (who would be stupid enough to attack someone you know has a gun.)
If there is any justice in this case instead of political bs, Zimmerman will walk free. He did no wrong and shouldn't even be on trial.since when do we prosecute people who broken no laws, in this country? Oh yeah since the commies took over...
Originally posted by stormson
Originally posted by WP4YT
Originally posted by stormson
what some people arent saying is that trayvon was actually using the syg law as well.
he was being followed by a stranger, he felt threatened, so he stood his ground against the aggressor.
now hes dead.
without the gun, zimmerman wouldnt have gotten out of his truck to begin with.
theres a reason hes not using the syg law as a defense.
Sorry but point me to where it says you can commit aggravated assault against someone you suspect is following you?
I Can however point to where the law says you can shoot someone that is assaulting you.
Bad news for the treyvan lovers, zimmerman didnt follow treyvan with his gun out like a cowboy. If he was, treyvan never would have attacked Zimmerman and "stood his ground" against Zimmerman (who would be stupid enough to attack someone you know has a gun.)
If there is any justice in this case instead of political bs, Zimmerman will walk free. He did no wrong and shouldn't even be on trial.since when do we prosecute people who broken no laws, in this country? Oh yeah since the commies took over...
thats part of the syg law. if i feel threatened, i dont have to back down. i can, by law, beat you to defend myself.
if you are following me, and i feel threatened, why am i going to lead you to my house? im going to confront you, and beat you to defend myself and prevent you from knowing where i lived.
now why didnt z have a non-lethal method? spray or a tazer? even the cops carry that.
oh yeah, he was acting rogue.
through a statement released by the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) — the parent organization of USAonWatch-Neighborhood Watch — it has been revealed that Zimmerman was not a member of any group recognized by the organization.
Originally posted by GrantedBail
reply to post by jheated5
Hey tough guy.
I double dare you to go into ANY neighborhood and start stalking an innocent man (just a little bit bigger than you) just walking. If you get your rear handed to you, IMO you had it coming.
Originally posted by stormson
i see a lot of z supporters trying to shift and deflect on here. "what about m's bravado and past fights?" (past fights with no fatalities shows he knows when to stop, btw, so z was not in a life and death situ).
however, the past of both is irrelevant.
what matters is what happened.
z, a self-appointed "captain" of the neighborhood watch, followed and confronted m.
m may have felt threatened and attacked. or z attacked first.
z shot and killed m.
z instigated by confronting. he was doing the right thing at first, following and reporting, then he overstepped by confronting.
even z's lawyers said the syg law did not apply in this case. "In this particular case, George did not have an ability to retreat because he was on the ground with Trayvon Martin mounting him, striking blows, therefore the Stand Your Ground 'benefit' given by the statute simply does not apply to the facts of George's case: it is traditional self-defense," Zimmerman's attorneys said on the web site detailing his legal case.
Originally posted by jheated5
Originally posted by stormson
Originally posted by WP4YT
Originally posted by stormson
what some people arent saying is that trayvon was actually using the syg law as well.
he was being followed by a stranger, he felt threatened, so he stood his ground against the aggressor.
now hes dead.
without the gun, zimmerman wouldnt have gotten out of his truck to begin with.
theres a reason hes not using the syg law as a defense.
Sorry but point me to where it says you can commit aggravated assault against someone you suspect is following you?
I Can however point to where the law says you can shoot someone that is assaulting you.
Bad news for the treyvan lovers, zimmerman didnt follow treyvan with his gun out like a cowboy. If he was, treyvan never would have attacked Zimmerman and "stood his ground" against Zimmerman (who would be stupid enough to attack someone you know has a gun.)
If there is any justice in this case instead of political bs, Zimmerman will walk free. He did no wrong and shouldn't even be on trial.since when do we prosecute people who broken no laws, in this country? Oh yeah since the commies took over...
thats part of the syg law. if i feel threatened, i dont have to back down. i can, by law, beat you to defend myself.
if you are following me, and i feel threatened, why am i going to lead you to my house? im going to confront you, and beat you to defend myself and prevent you from knowing where i lived.
now why didnt z have a non-lethal method? spray or a tazer? even the cops carry that.
oh yeah, he was acting rogue.
through a statement released by the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) — the parent organization of USAonWatch-Neighborhood Watch — it has been revealed that Zimmerman was not a member of any group recognized by the organization.
So by this logic, if I "feel" threatened by some guy following me it is within my right to turn around and start beating him to death?
Also we should make it a law that everyone that carries a licensed firearm "has" to also carry mace and a tazer with them at all times!
So where would you lead a guy following you to exactly? A dark alley maybe so you can beat him to within a inch of his life? Maybe if he went into his home this incident maybe not have happened? or if Z busted into his home and killed him this would be a clear cut case now wouldn't it?
Originally posted by stormson
Originally posted by jheated5
Originally posted by stormson
Originally posted by WP4YT
Originally posted by stormson
what some people arent saying is that trayvon was actually using the syg law as well.
he was being followed by a stranger, he felt threatened, so he stood his ground against the aggressor.
now hes dead.
without the gun, zimmerman wouldnt have gotten out of his truck to begin with.
theres a reason hes not using the syg law as a defense.
Sorry but point me to where it says you can commit aggravated assault against someone you suspect is following you?
I Can however point to where the law says you can shoot someone that is assaulting you.
Bad news for the treyvan lovers, zimmerman didnt follow treyvan with his gun out like a cowboy. If he was, treyvan never would have attacked Zimmerman and "stood his ground" against Zimmerman (who would be stupid enough to attack someone you know has a gun.)
If there is any justice in this case instead of political bs, Zimmerman will walk free. He did no wrong and shouldn't even be on trial.since when do we prosecute people who broken no laws, in this country? Oh yeah since the commies took over...
thats part of the syg law. if i feel threatened, i dont have to back down. i can, by law, beat you to defend myself.
if you are following me, and i feel threatened, why am i going to lead you to my house? im going to confront you, and beat you to defend myself and prevent you from knowing where i lived.
now why didnt z have a non-lethal method? spray or a tazer? even the cops carry that.
oh yeah, he was acting rogue.
through a statement released by the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) — the parent organization of USAonWatch-Neighborhood Watch — it has been revealed that Zimmerman was not a member of any group recognized by the organization.
So by this logic, if I "feel" threatened by some guy following me it is within my right to turn around and start beating him to death?
Also we should make it a law that everyone that carries a licensed firearm "has" to also carry mace and a tazer with them at all times!
So where would you lead a guy following you to exactly? A dark alley maybe so you can beat him to within a inch of his life? Maybe if he went into his home this incident maybe not have happened? or if Z busted into his home and killed him this would be a clear cut case now wouldn't it?
yes, if i think you are following me, i will confront, then beat you. no evidence m was trying to beat z to death. if anything, his past fights shows he knows when to stop, as he never beat anyone else to death.
if youre part of a neighborhood watch, then yes, you should have non-lethal weapons. you are not a cop.
Originally posted by jheated5
Originally posted by stormson
i see a lot of z supporters trying to shift and deflect on here. "what about m's bravado and past fights?" (past fights with no fatalities shows he knows when to stop, btw, so z was not in a life and death situ).
however, the past of both is irrelevant.
what matters is what happened.
z, a self-appointed "captain" of the neighborhood watch, followed and confronted m.
m may have felt threatened and attacked. or z attacked first.
z shot and killed m.
z instigated by confronting. he was doing the right thing at first, following and reporting, then he overstepped by confronting.
even z's lawyers said the syg law did not apply in this case. "In this particular case, George did not have an ability to retreat because he was on the ground with Trayvon Martin mounting him, striking blows, therefore the Stand Your Ground 'benefit' given by the statute simply does not apply to the facts of George's case: it is traditional self-defense," Zimmerman's attorneys said on the web site detailing his legal case.
Where is your source for Z's alleged confrontation? If Z did in fact start some confrontation than I will probably change my tune but I don't have all the facts, just like most of us don't and that is what courts are for.....
Originally posted by stormson
Originally posted by jheated5
Originally posted by stormson
i see a lot of z supporters trying to shift and deflect on here. "what about m's bravado and past fights?" (past fights with no fatalities shows he knows when to stop, btw, so z was not in a life and death situ).
however, the past of both is irrelevant.
what matters is what happened.
z, a self-appointed "captain" of the neighborhood watch, followed and confronted m.
m may have felt threatened and attacked. or z attacked first.
z shot and killed m.
z instigated by confronting. he was doing the right thing at first, following and reporting, then he overstepped by confronting.
even z's lawyers said the syg law did not apply in this case. "In this particular case, George did not have an ability to retreat because he was on the ground with Trayvon Martin mounting him, striking blows, therefore the Stand Your Ground 'benefit' given by the statute simply does not apply to the facts of George's case: it is traditional self-defense," Zimmerman's attorneys said on the web site detailing his legal case.
Where is your source for Z's alleged confrontation? If Z did in fact start some confrontation than I will probably change my tune but I don't have all the facts, just like most of us don't and that is what courts are for.....
“Zimmerman confronted Martin and a struggle ensued.” prosecutors affidavit.
So if I, a law abiding citizen who is legally allowed to carry a firearm believed you were in my neighborhood up to no good and followed you to see what you were doing, you would turn around and start attacking me..... In that instance I have every right to shoot you dead on the spot!
Originally posted by jheated5
Originally posted by stormson
Originally posted by jheated5
Originally posted by stormson
i see a lot of z supporters trying to shift and deflect on here. "what about m's bravado and past fights?" (past fights with no fatalities shows he knows when to stop, btw, so z was not in a life and death situ).
however, the past of both is irrelevant.
what matters is what happened.
z, a self-appointed "captain" of the neighborhood watch, followed and confronted m.
m may have felt threatened and attacked. or z attacked first.
z shot and killed m.
z instigated by confronting. he was doing the right thing at first, following and reporting, then he overstepped by confronting.
even z's lawyers said the syg law did not apply in this case. "In this particular case, George did not have an ability to retreat because he was on the ground with Trayvon Martin mounting him, striking blows, therefore the Stand Your Ground 'benefit' given by the statute simply does not apply to the facts of George's case: it is traditional self-defense," Zimmerman's attorneys said on the web site detailing his legal case.
Where is your source for Z's alleged confrontation? If Z did in fact start some confrontation than I will probably change my tune but I don't have all the facts, just like most of us don't and that is what courts are for.....
“Zimmerman confronted Martin and a struggle ensued.” prosecutors affidavit.
Where is the link to that source please?
Originally posted by stormson
So if I, a law abiding citizen who is legally allowed to carry a firearm believed you were in my neighborhood up to no good and followed you to see what you were doing, you would turn around and start attacking me..... In that instance I have every right to shoot you dead on the spot!
no, you dont. you created the situ. you should call the cops, which you arent. they are the ones that are to confront me.