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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote][b]I'm sorry, but Zimmerman exiting his car is an act of aggression[/b]. He instigated this confrontation. Why didn't he leave his gun in the car?

It's being reported that there were multiple calls made to the police about a fight. These calls haven't been released to the family. Is this routine?

Sadly, this can easily turn into a case where Zimmerman gets off with committing murder. If this happens, I can only hope that street justice takes care of this. [/quote]
Except it's not.  [b]If he got out of the car aggressively and rushed the kid, sure.  But if he just got out and followed the kid?  Nope.  [/b]The details matter here.  And unfortunately, per the video, no one saw how or why the fight started.  As the the gun, he had a permit to carry - whether you agree with that or not, and I don't, he's under no obligation to leave it in his car.

My point is, I don't know what happened, and neither do you.  So jumping up and down about how it would be is a travesty of justice if he's not convicted and "gets away with murder" is completely overblown.  And I agree with a PP - hoping "street justice" takes care of this is particularly appalling in this case.  You don't mind vigilante justice if you agree with the perpetrator?  How consistent of you.[/quote]

Exactly. And we don't know which way it went. Why does your assumption trump my own?

If he got out of the car to follow the boy, which not just stay in the car to do that? Would accomplish the same goal except he wouldn't be in a position to engage in a altercation.

re: street justice. I meant more his father. I know as a mother that if someone killed my child and they got away, I couldn't rest until I took action. It might be wrong....I don't care. I will not allow someone to get away with gunning down my child. [/quote]

not that pp, but I would say her assumption trumps your own b/c she is erring on the side of presuming innocence, which is something *we do in this country.*

I get that you are emotional about this. histrionic even. but some of us look at this and understand we don't know all the facts. it certainly looks bad, but the facts need to come out... that said, if in fact that cops aren't acting to let the facts come out, that is another set of problems that demands a human rights investigation by the Feds.

But it doesn't warrant "street justice."

Nor does it mean we should presume Zimmerman is guilty. He's innocent until proven guilty. That isn't just something to which we pay lip service, regardless of the skin color of the parties involved.[/quote]

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