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Originally Posted by Monkei
Than he has a right to go to court be convicted and serve time. People looking for trouble should leave guns at home. You don't show fear for your safety by getting out of a car and approaching a person whom you think by your own testimony by the call to police is up to no good. To me that is asking for trouble and itching for a reason to use your gun.
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'He has a right to go to court be convicted and serve time?' It is his right to a jury trial and to defend himself from his accusers. He was looking for trouble? He was on his way to Target and as the head of Neighborhood Watch he was reporting a suspicious person. Why should he have to 'show fear' for his safety? He was talking to the non-emergency police when he said the person 'looked to be up to no good.' That is not asking for trouble. Jumping someone is asking for trouble. If that is what happened to Mr. Zimmerman, then he had a right to defend himself if he feels his life is threatened. Facts are stubborn things. They can get in the way of uninformed opinions.