When "Neighborhood Watch" Gets Out of Hand

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by joeydb

Umm... so what? This is not a heavyweight bout. There is no expectation of "fair" matchup. The aggressor wanted to cause harm to the victim - whichever way that washes out pending the facts and trial.

Take it to the extremes. If a 300 lb defensive lineman for the NFL was attacked by a 100 lb. soaking wet crazy person, the lineman would still be in his rights to shoot the other guy. He does not have to "accept" physical damage just because he is bigger and stronger. He need not be hurt at all at the other person's whim.

I agree with you. I don't think the weight difference is particularly important. But a lot of people do. In practically all the early article about the case, they talked about Zimmerman being 100 pounds heavier. And several people on this site have talked about Zimmerman being 100 pounds heavier. I think their argument was that if Zimmerman had a huge size advantage then he really wasn't even in danger because he was much stronger and he could have overpowered Trayvon. I'm guessing that is what their argument was.

Anyway, the bottom line is that the reports of Zimmerman being 100 pounds heavier than Trayvon are completely false. As I said before, the size difference was probably around 20 pounds.