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are you contending that zimmerman was not following martin at night in the rain? this is an established fact.
Then prove it.
it's called the reasonable man doctrine and it's used in self defense cases
Yes.. but here, you presume to speak for others, which is not related in any way.
Your presumption of what others think does not even qualify as evidence of what others think - and thus, you support your position with nothing.
Florida's stand your ground law means he has no obligation to retreat and can meet the threat with appropriate force
It has has certain other provisions, none of which you even try to meet here; especially given your concession that Martin attacked Zimmerman.
Thus, you have proven nothing.
again, this is just the stand your ground law. he had no obligation to retreat.
See above, You have proven nothing.
Given your inability this far to prove your hypothesis, its no wonder you tried to get others to disprove it by begging the question.
Who was the aggressor: Martin or Zimmerman?
there. plainly stated zimmerman followed martin, it was night, and it was raining. established facts.
reasonable man doctrine is opinion. what would a reasonable man do or believe? now, i'm asking you, i think it's reasonable to believe that a man following you at night in the rain would make a reasonable person feel threatened. do you disagree?
since martin had no obligation to retreat i believe that he was acting within his rights, under the reasonable belief of an imminent threat, to meet zimmerman with force, if that is what happened. now, if you believe there is a provision of the stand your ground law that would require martin to retreat please inform me of it. if zimmerman attacked martin, then martin would certainly be within his rights. either way, martin would be within his rights to stand his ground. if you disagree, please tell me why.
so, it's my belief that martin could only have been acting within his rights and in self defense. do you have a reason to disagree?