frazzledgear
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- Mar 17, 2008
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Sure you can.You can't "confront" someone if you're actively trying to get away from them.
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con·front/kənˈfrənt/
Verb:
1. Meet (someone) face to face with hostile or argumentative intent.
2. Face up to and deal with (a problem or difficult situation).
I love how you HAVE to play semantics just to get a smidgeon of leeway on this.
Keep it up.
I think Si Modo was just using the definition in the way some laws have even tried to make it where if someone tries to attack you and you can get away, you are obligated to do so and run away. A stupid interpretation that only tries to make a victim out of the aggressor. Which is exactly what this guy is trying to claim -that even though he was actually the aggressor, he is really the victim. No he isn't. That poor kid he followed And stalked and whose body shows he was struck several times and then finally shot -is the victim. This kid's crime as far as Zimmerman's defense? Being black while buying snacks at a 7-11 without incident and then walking in the rain and looking like he was up to no good. He followed him and undoubtedly scared the heck out of the kid, hit him-he fought back. But he was fighting for his life and lost. The entire incident was instigated by Zimmerman as a power trip who already decided he was up to "no good" based on race -and now lying about it, claiming he couldn't tell. Although he sure knew his race during his 911 call. Stalking a black kid walking in the rain after buying snacks where it is YOUR actions are actually the only ones that are suspicious and crossing the line, scaring a kid by stalking him and obviously following him before getting out of your car to beat and shoot him is not what is meant by "neighborhood watch". The man belongs in prison. And I personally would not take his word about what happened given he stalked his victim, ignored the 911 operator to leave him alone -and it is the kid who actually did nothing wrong who ends up dead. With the killer trying to STILL blame the victim he chose and he stalked.and he killed.