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Originally Posted by CMANN
Stand your ground has nothing to do with it. Seld-defense or not self-defense, that is the question.
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It seems to me that self-defense laws are more "pro life," if you will. In a self-defense case, taking another's life is acceptable as a last resort. In a "stand your ground" defense, taking another's life is acceptable as a first resort.
If Martin was talking to his girlfriend on the cellphone, as she claims, and he expressed fear of a man following him, it is plausible that "an altercation ensued" because Martin was trying to stand his ground. Perhaps they were both scared of each other and tried to stand their ground.
If Martin was just an unarmed kid making his way home from the store and not out looking for trouble, it's sad he had to die, regardless of whether a crime was committed when he was shot.
Without any "hard evident" that might become available as the case makes its way through the justice system, (such as forensics, voice analysis of the screams, any physical clues, etc.) I don't have a position on what happened.