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Originally Posted by Maryland Girl
No confusion here. 'Lets take the other side of the story?' Fine, except everything you say is speculation at this point. There is no evidence to support your conclusion that Mr. Martin 'begins to fear for his safety and jumps Zimmerman.' How would we know if Mr. Martin was fearful of the 'creepy a__ cracker' following him? Any evidence to support this from given testimony? Mr. Martin 'finds out to late that the guy following him has a gun is not afraid to use it?' It is Mr. Zimmerman with the lacerations and broken nose. Again, if Mr. Zimmerman felt his life was in danger, he had a right to use his weapon. You may not agree with FL's self-defense law, but not agreeing with it does not trump facts offered as evidence in a trial. The jury will decide.
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It's dark and someone of the other race is following you. Gee I wonder what you would think if a black guy was following you. From the evidence that has been presented you are assuming that GZ knew about the cracker comment? That testimony is in the record?
I don't think it is a stretch to believe Martin thought he might be in danger, in fact his comment to witness 8 could indeed make that exact point. He was obviously worried about the cracker following him. Turns out, unfortunately, that he was right.