Max King of the Wild said:
bluesinG said:
In contrast, this is what happens when a black man shoots an unarmed teenager who comes to his house and threatens him and his son:
Man Convicted for Shooting Teenager
A Suffolk County jury on Saturday night found a black man guilty of manslaughter for shooting of an unarmed white teenager outside the man’s house last year, ending a racially charged trial. The jury began deliberating on Wednesday, and on Friday indicated that it was deadlocked and racked with discord. But late Saturday night, it delivered its verdict: The man, John H. White, 54, was guilty of the second-degree manslaughter charge that prosecutors had sought, and of criminal possession of a weapon. Mr. White was allowed to remain free until sentencing, when he will face a maximum term of 5 to 15 years in prison.
Mr. White was convicted of shooting Daniel Cicciaro, 17, point-blank in the face on Aug. 9, 2006. Daniel and several friends had left a party and showed up Mr. White’s house just after 11 p.m. to challenge his son Aaron, then 19, to a fight, and had used threats, profanities and racial epithets. Mr. White awoke and grabbed a loaded Beretta pistol he kept in the garage of his house in Miller Place, a predominantly white hamlet on Long Island.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/nyregion/23trial.html
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Completely different and irrelevant. Please dont use logical fallacies to fuel and ignite racial debate that isn't there. Im disgusted at people like this trying to make a point using completely different facts.
And if you really don't see the difference then here it is. In self defense case you have a duty to try to retreat before resorting to violence. Except in Florida due to stand your own ground. However, George was being beaten on the ground so he couldn't have retreated even if it was availble to him so he meets the criteria in other states of being able to use self defense. On top of that it needs to be reasonable that the person felt their life was in danger. Zimmerman was being physically assaulted. The other guy seems to be verbally assaulted which shouldn't have happened but is not life threatening. Also, the guy didn't even try to call 911 (or at least it isn't noted)... man... people like you piss me off
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See my previous post:
Of course I understand the legal differences between Florida and New York, especially regarding stand your ground laws. But morally/ethically, do you think that both Zimmerman and White are guilty, neither are guilty, or only one is guilty?
Personally, I think that both are guilty.
