Why I am reminded to avoid political threads on the Internet now...

[Mr Khan]

badgenome said:

Mr Khan said:

The point is that there is the idea that this particular incident was preventable, because it is likely that Zimmermann would not have used deadly force if he hadn't thought the law was on his side. Though he seems like the kind of person prone to abuse of power, so he may have done so anyway and just come up with some other statute that he thought was applicable, because it's fairly clear even under stand your ground that he started this altercation, so who knows...

It's possible that Zimmerman instigated it, but far from clear that he did. If what Zimmerman claims is true - and so far his injuries seem to be consistent with his story - then Martin was the one who flipped and attacked him. Despite all the uproar, nobody was there so nobody knows.

Aye, but if the attack occurred at the end of the confrontation after Zimmermann had been pursuing him, then wouldn't Treyvon actually be under the protection of Stand Your Ground? I've got this shady looking kinda hispanic guy chasing me, he may be threatening my life :P