Re:Man Convicted for Shooting Teenager
by spideyunlimited on Sunday July 14, 2013 @05:36PM
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Fair point.
However, Zimmerman disobeyed instructions when he was told to not follow the kid, went after him, and confronted him. Standing his ground?
And speaking of 'stand your ground': http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57433184/fla-mom-gets-20...
The cases aren't even that similar. The reason Zimmerman was found not guilty was because there was evidence that he was physically assaulted and that his life was in danger when he shot Martin. In the New York case, there was no evidence to suggest the shooter was physically assaulted.
All this is is a poor attempt at playing the race card. You can't compare two different cases tried in two places with different sets of laws. It just doesn't work like that.