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I was going to type out a long response to this but I deleted it and I'm done. If you can't understand why attacking a killing a neighborhood watch guard who has a legal concealed weapons permit for asking a kid questions in a public place is wrong, then there is no helping you. I mean that, you have no chance

The police that was on scene said that matin had no idea who zimmerman was and he wishes that zimmerman had identified himself.

You continue say that martin attacked zimmerman. Winning a fight doesn't mean that you started it. We aren't sure who hit whom first.

My only question is whether or not it's reasonable for martin to be afraid of an unknown guy following. ....especially when (according to zimmerman's father) he saw the gun

Neither of those statements are true.

And we've been over this. The only opinion I've given concerning the case is that I wouldn't find fault with neighborhood watch stopping me if I were walking in a neighborhood I didn't live in.

So, in Florida, I can get a concealed weapons permit, call myself a neighborhood watchman, approach a black guy on the street for no reason other than he looks kind of like some black guys who robbed someone else, and provoke a confrontation with him while showing my gun and not identifying myself. Then, if the fight goes south I can just shoot him, and claim I was standing my ground?

Before all the Zimmerman people say I am ignorant I have read a fair amount about this case. If you feel the need to criticize me, instead point out a flaw in my statement. Because if you think Zimmerman was in the right, then you by definition must think the above statement is justifiable position.

There are no facts in your post. Nothing but opinions. Where did I say anything about sharpton or jackson? Where did I say anything about black victims? Where did I even mention race?

Seems like youre the one with the problem.

Are you just stupid? He does have the right to question him, any citizen has the right to ask any other citizen any question they would like within reason and Trayvon was never detained, so that word doesn't even belong in this thread. Just as Trayvon had the right to turn and walk away, or call the police from his own phone. He didn't do that though, because he thought he was Batman and would just beat this guy down and cruise on with his day like nothing happened and that Neighborhood Watch doesn't have the right to speak to him.

That one fact should NOT trump everything else, either. I doubt you think that either, I think the actual thought you had was that a BLACK 17 year old is dead and that should trump everything else.

It is very sad that a 17 year old is dead here, but it was that 17 year old's fault. To amend your statement, "Without MARTIN, Martin would still be here."

No, no. I know your posts, everyone on this board knows you are just a race-baiter trying to stir stuff up with these threads. You don't have to mention them explicitly, your posts and their tone says it all for you.

You are a racist.

What if they killed each other. Who would we be outraged at?

Someone needs to go George Zimmerman on this entire topic.

Just a thought, would some of you feel different if Trayvon had been your son?

Yes. I would be far more sad about the situation. Depressed even. However, I wouldn't have a son that thought he could just start swinging on some random dude because he was asked a question. Situation could have easily been diffused without a confrontation had Trayvon acted appropriately and either walked away or called the police. Instead, he started a fight, thinking he was Bruce Wayne and got what he had coming.