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Duckwraps

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63. For good or bad I would wager that there is a lot
Fri Jul 5, 2013, 04:21 PM
Jul 2013

of of precident and case law to support what you say.

second guy could throw first punch, then kill 1st guy when he thinks he is endangered uppityperson Jul 2013 #1
YUP Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #4
YUP Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #2
if you can get lucky with some bigots on the jury , even better JI7 Jul 2013 #3
it's true.. the biases (in all of us) run so deep Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #8
you forgot to say liberal a second okieinpain Jul 2013 #40
I'll say it three times and click my heels together. However Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #57
It is the lack of eyewitnesses that makes the Zimmerman prosecution so difficult hack89 Jul 2013 #5
I'm furious that (most) everyone seems to be ignoring, or dismissive of, Rachel's testimony. Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #13
She still couldn't see what happened kudzu22 Jul 2013 #23
What if she had been there in person, but blind? Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #56
NOT to mention-there is NO proof there even was a fight. That is a faux meme NOT coorborated graham4anything Jul 2013 #26
They were just on the ground hugging perhaps? Pelican Jul 2013 #51
There was probably some kind of fight Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #55
Well, according to one poster here... Scootaloo Jul 2013 #31
so if you stalks someone, get in a scuffle, and kill them... killbotfactory Jul 2013 #49
That's true. Moses2SandyKoufax Jul 2013 #6
if you brought up the zimmerman case to someone and it Trayvon was a White Kid JI7 Jul 2013 #10
True, Moses2SandyKoufax Jul 2013 #17
They wouldn't need to. Zimmerman would have been killed "while resisting arrest." yardwork Jul 2013 #29
If Trayvon RobinA Jul 2013 #60
There will need to be a new public education campaign: Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #18
Isn't This Just RobinA Jul 2013 #61
I think that is the entire point etherealtruth Jul 2013 #7
First lesson of life, don't throw a punch if someone says something nasty Azathoth Jul 2013 #9
And the lesson before that is, Moses2SandyKoufax Jul 2013 #15
Well, To Me RobinA Jul 2013 #62
+1 JVS Jul 2013 #20
but as a gay guy who got the crap beat out of him when he didn't fight back dsc Jul 2013 #22
Well... Azathoth Jul 2013 #25
I would recommend that you get a gun, learn how to use it, and learn the laws about self defense. JVS Jul 2013 #37
So gun nuts have more rights than normal people? n/t Moses2SandyKoufax Jul 2013 #44
Everyone has the same rights. A gun can be useful to make sure other people respect your rights. JVS Jul 2013 #47
A 17 year old can't legally carry a gun exboyfil Jul 2013 #58
There's no evidence that Martin threw any punch at all. yardwork Jul 2013 #30
Don't forget the Fox News hue and cry: Nevernose Jul 2013 #11
It could happen. It points to problems with "armed citizens" DirkGently Jul 2013 #12
It is "Chekhov's gun" writ large. Liberal Veteran Jul 2013 #33
A very apt application of that principle. DirkGently Jul 2013 #54
we already had a guy in Texas who was aquitted for killing a woman because she refused to have sex JI7 Jul 2013 #14
I hear there have already been bar fights and gang member brawls where one guy pulls out a gun... Kablooie Jul 2013 #16
Race plays a major role in those Nevernose Jul 2013 #19
For good or bad I would wager that there is a lot Duckwraps Jul 2013 #63
I've been saying this from the jump about this case. CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #21
You don't have a right to assault someone because they call you a name. Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #24
there is no evidence Trayvon assaulted Zimmerman, but we have Zimmerman on tape JI7 Jul 2013 #28
GZ's testimony is evidence. You choose to disregard that particular evidence... Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #59
Self defense is very broad in Florida. dkf Jul 2013 #27
By all rights, someone should be able to walk to the store without being questioned. Liberal Veteran Jul 2013 #32
Not necessarily. rrneck Jul 2013 #34
You can't beat people up LittleBlue Jul 2013 #35
no evidence Martin Beat anyone JI7 Jul 2013 #36
How do you explain his injuries? LittleBlue Jul 2013 #38
probably fell down, he claimed his head was slammed on concrete like 30 tmes JI7 Jul 2013 #39
Fell down? LittleBlue Jul 2013 #41
no evidence to show his head was slammed 30 times on concrete floor JI7 Jul 2013 #43
Okay, I don't know how many times his LittleBlue Jul 2013 #46
Your story is not consistent with all the witnesses who testified about a struggle. JVS Jul 2013 #42
it was dark , witnesses even changed their story at times JI7 Jul 2013 #45
But all of the witnesses agree on there being a struggle on the ground, and the ballistics... JVS Jul 2013 #48
Do you realize how desperate that sounds? Pelican Jul 2013 #53
Stay calm and don't go to bars. ileus Jul 2013 #50
I am nonviolent but tblue Jul 2013 #52
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