Thread: Trayvon Martin (pardon me if this subject is verboten.)

Originally Posted by Crotalus

Wisdom from the State of Florida. Hmmm, wisdom from the Hanging Chad state?

What I am interested in the most is what kind of wounds, if any, were on Zimmerman's head. If this kid was banging his head on the concrete as Zimmerman claims, that is justification to shoot. I've heard there there is an eye witness that backs Zimmerman's story. If so, it could put the whole thing to bed.

Not quite. At that point, Trayvon could be entirely justified in starting the fight, especially if zimmerman had shown his weapon and trayvon felt threatened (which is a real option). I think that if you do no wrong and someone hassles you, follows you, and threatens you with a gun, you'd be justified in using force. Whether zimmerman has wounds because of that really does not have any bearing on whether trayvon was justified in starting the fight.

Common sense would dictate this to be the case, and the syg law does so explicitly.

Picture the opposite: I threaten you with a gun. You jump me and beat me in the head. I shoot you. Can I claim self defense?