Yes I would, if a large strange man grabbed me when I was alone I would do everything I could to protect myself. I hopefully would do a better job of disabling an aggressor like Zimmerman than the poor boy did.
I didn't say the killing was justified. It wasn't how you pretend, that kid had plenty of warning to run away, he wasn't grabbed by surprise. Your thinking is severly flawed.
It was t how you pretend my friend. You have no idea at all if the boy could of run away. You have no idea what was going through the boys mind while being followed by a car, and no one can out run a car or a bullet. You do not know if he was or wasn't grabbed by surprise. You thinking is flawed sir. The facts as I've read are as follows and correct me if I'm wrong. Zimmerman did not see the boy doing anything illegal Zimmerman chose to follow the kid in his car Zimmerman followed the kid after being advised by the police dispatch not to follow the kid Zimmerman got out of his car to pursue the kid on foot After pursuing the kid on foot some kind of physical interaction seems to have happened between them, though we do not know what happened or who started it Zimmerman shot and killed the kid. Edit: I should of used the word followed instead of pursued.
Got in the kid's face he, was tired of "aholes" getting away. Words were exchanged. Escalated to physical confrontation (like that never happens under these circumstance). Pulled his trump card. The end. Now who's fault is this? What first order event was necessary, and that without none of this could have happened? This isn't rocket science.
Cops have a "secret witness" who said the kid ambushed Zimmerman who was returning to his vehicle and assaulted him breaking his nose. They ruled "self defense" based on the eyewitness, not Zimmerman's own words. So, when exactly is Sharpton, Jackson and Farrakhan going to issue their apology and retract their incitement? Today? Never? Its about time somebody sued these three clowns for all they are worth. http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/state/witness-martin-attacked-zimmerman-03232012
I'm very late to this thread but according to USA Today the shooter was also bleeding from the back of his head.
I didn't make shit up like you. We know one fact for sure, he knew he was being followed. It is therefore impossible to be grabbed by surprise you dumbass. Secondly I didn't try to say what was exactly going through his mind, I said he had opportunity to run if he wanted. If you are an athletic teenager, one can easily evade a car, you just run between houses. It happens all the time. If he thought the guy had a gun he would not have tried to fight. So in order 'to get away' this teenager stays to beat up the guy. I guess you cannot fathom how incredibly stupid that is.