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George Zimmerman Acquitted In Death of Trayvon Martin
theodp writes "Following nearly three weeks of testimony, a jury of six women in the George Zimmerman trial has found the former neighborhood watch volunteer not guilty of second-degree murder. He was also found not guilty of the lesser offense of manslaughter, which the jury also weighed."
Zimmerman was NOT the aggressor. Walking on a sidewalk and following someone is NOT an act of aggression.
Stalking someone is aggression. Following someone menacingly is agggression. Zimmerman indicated it was "suspicious" behavior for Martin to be walking in the rain the way he was, yet he got out of his car in the rain and aggressively walked toward the scared and innovent Martin.
Trayvon physically assaulting Zimmernman was an act of aggression and since Trayvon initiated the fight and Zimmerman was unable to flee, under EVERY SINGLE STATE'S self defense laws, Zimmerman was 100% within the law to use deadly force to defend himself.
Fine, I'll pick a fight. I'll hit you. And if you hit me back, I'll shoot you, then claim self defense.
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Perhaps Zimmerman shouldn't pick fights with people if he doesn't like the consequences?
Lucky for him, he now only needs to decide if he likes shooting black kids more than he dislikes taking a few knocks...
This won't end well.
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From the Wikipedia link you just submitted:
"Stalking can be defined as the willful and repeated following, watching and/or harassing of another person. Unlike other crimes, which usually involve one act, stalking is a series of actions that occur over a period of time."