
Originally Posted by
talaniman
Are you afraid of white boys the same size that played football? I suspect so. But your point is taken about fear, and its cousin hate, and being powerless.
If you are being assaulted on the street by someone you don't know... you have every legal right to assume the worst... and after the assault starts.. you have the legal right to take ANY and all steps needed to protect yourself... including lethal force.
Nobody shot anyone from a half a block away... he shot him once after he had his head pounded into the concrete a couple times... at point blank range when he was flat on his back being beaten with the thug sitting on top of him.
You can be assured they were not discussing the merits of French vs. Italian wines.
If I was Zimmerman... I would not have waited that long to shoot him... and wouldn't have stopped at a single shot.
And I can make that claim because I've been in a similar situation... only it was two guys it was daytime and I had witnesses. And one of them had to have seen his life flash before his eyes because he was a second or two away from having his skull split open like a watermelon. ( I was pulled off as I was starting to make the last two handed swing at his head) He spent the next month in intensive care as it was.
I didn't have a gun but I was thrown a steel bar that I used.
So I've been where Zimmerman's been. Not playing armchair quarterback after the game was over.
No it wasn't a pleasant experience... and I'd be happy if I never had to repeat it too... but I will never lie down if I'm being attacked... its against my nature. I'm the kind of person who would fight to the bitter end. However it turned out.