Actually, I agree with you regarding letting a jury decide the case. I think Zimmerman walks (even without the stand your ground law), but I think Zimmerman would lose a civil case if one were allowed.travelinman67 wrote:Though not familiar with Florida law, I'm intimately familiar with CA criminal law.TrotskyHen86 wrote:
"Environmentkillingman67,
Just because Martin beat the shit out of Zimmerman (allegedly) it doesn't mean that Martin STARTED the fight. So far the only person that has claimed Martin started the fight is Zimmerman."
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Once deadly force occurs, "who started it" is criminally irrelevant. The party utilizing deadly force merely needs to support the assertion that they were reasonably in fear of losing their life. That will be the only issue.
If Trayvon's family chooses to civilly pursue damages claiming but for Zimmerman's wrongful pursuit, Trayvon wouldn't have lost his life, that is another case for another day.
BTW, get a haircut.
I think the stand your ground law protects Zimmerman, so I think he walks both criminally and civilly once this plays out. I expect that the Martins family will sue the Homeowners Assoc. at some point in the future, and I like their chances.
And I wish I had that much hair.










