Re: Rant: Missouri
Posted: June 28 16, 1:28 pm
That is the problem I have with these stand your ground laws. I'm not saying that anybody should just do nothing and get killed but in a stand your ground case there is no other witness to tell the other side of the story. If there isn't anybody else around and no cameras, you could pretty much get away with murdering anybody if you do it right.
And I have a huge issue with the way people view the cases in general like Trayvon Martin. Maybe he was beating George Zimmerman's butt however Zimmerman f'ing started the altercation by following the kid and putting him in a position where he felt trapped and had to defend himself. TM was standing his ground and defending himself, not GZ. You can't just look at the last 10 seconds before the trigger is pulled, situations are more complex than that. Too many people are too stupid or lazy to put any actual thought into the overall picture though. Based on that case, if I want to kill you then I just have to start a fight with you and once you start beating me up... I get to kill you and walk without any legal consequences.
And I have a huge issue with the way people view the cases in general like Trayvon Martin. Maybe he was beating George Zimmerman's butt however Zimmerman f'ing started the altercation by following the kid and putting him in a position where he felt trapped and had to defend himself. TM was standing his ground and defending himself, not GZ. You can't just look at the last 10 seconds before the trigger is pulled, situations are more complex than that. Too many people are too stupid or lazy to put any actual thought into the overall picture though. Based on that case, if I want to kill you then I just have to start a fight with you and once you start beating me up... I get to kill you and walk without any legal consequences.