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In reply to the discussion: What kind of person would think that Zimmerman had the right to... [View all]MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)I myself am about to hit 52, I spent 22 years in the USAF and had the presence of mind to avoid all combat... Including not finding myself in the middle of another Asian land war while I was stationed in Korea. (Long story) My last gig was in a unit that operated UAVs over Iraq during Operation Southern Watch and at the start of the Iraq War.
I have a little advice for you, Troop.
I know that you were and/or you're now fully immersed in gun culture. I have no problem with that, some people love their guns and have every right to...
However, I just want to say to you that it's perfectly fine to not have a knee-jerk reaction to any and every situation where guns are involved.
Sometimes, good people do bad things with guns. Bad things that might not have happened had no gun was ever involved.
To me, the Trayvon Martin situation was clearly one of these cases. Once a gun was introduced, that created an entirely different situation than one that what have occurred had there was no gun involved in it to begin with.
Now, I'm sure that you're giving Zimmerman credit for trying to do the right thing, in attempting to protect his neighborhood. But it's quite clear that he targeted an innocent person, based on whatever fears and prejudices that Zimmerman projected onto that person.
The gun didn't make the situation turn out well for anyone in the end.
Like I said in my OP, there was only ONE victim here... And that person is dead.
When things like that happen, there should be justice for the victims.