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Old 04-26-2012, 06:54 AM
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Huh? That is exactly what he was doing. He was defending his "village". And how do we know for sure if he was acting like Charles Bronson? That seems to me like a stretch to add oomph to your point.

He has every right to defend his property and the property of his neighbors if they allow it. That's what liberty is all about.
he wasn't defending, he actively sought a confrontation with someone who was doing nothing more than walking home from a convenience store. did zimmerman know where he'd just left? no. was martin doing anything more than walking? no. since when does someone walking through your neighborhood become something to attack? what was suspicious about him being a pedestrian? what fear was engendered? exactly what life or property was zimmerman defending? and against what? a teenager armed with skittles and a drink. there was no activity until zimmerman escalated a stranger walking down the street into an issue. there was no issue until zimmerman, and his active imagination, created an issue.


i know all of the people who live in my immediate vicinity. if i see someone who isn't a neighbor, i take note. do i grab a gun? no. do i follow? no. should i? no. if they commit an overt act i would call the police and take note of what they look like, their car, what they're wearing, perhaps get a plate number if i can. but i sure wouldn't take it upon myself to judge, based on someone walking, whether they are up to no good. nor would i go after them. that is no longer defense, that's offense.

boy, you'd think a person as skilled at neighborhood watch as zimmerman would know that martin was a guest of a resident of his village. his 'village' is not his home, not his property.
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