I don't think at any time was Zimmerman's life was in danger.
OK then, have someone start bashing your skull into cement and then rethink that statement. Zimmerman was part of the neighborhood watch - it was his (volunteer) job to look for suspicious people and keep and eye on things.
I expect a number of "stand your ground" laws will be amended to restrict the "charge into the situation until you escalate it, then stand your ground" that George used.
Wow, you honestly have no clue what went on in this case. No one except the anti-gun people in the media ever brought up "stand your ground". Zimmerman's case was entirely based off of normal self-defense laws that exist even in the most anti-gun state. He was pinned to the ground and was having his head bashed into the pavement - that's attempted murder. Even in your most anti-gun area, that's still full grounds for using deadly force to protect yourself. As for "stand your ground" laws, they do not change the circumstance for using force to defend yourself, they merely state that in a self defense situation the defender is assumed to be innocent of a crime unless the prosecutor can prove that they acted unjustly. In states without "stand your ground" laws, you are by default assumed to be guilty and must prove that you acted justly in defending yourself. "Stand your ground" laws do NOT change the fact that you MUST have a valid reason to believe you are in danger of serious injury or death in order to use deadly force to defend yourself and that you must NOT be the aggressor.
Zimmerman was NOT the aggressor. Walking on a sidewalk and following someone is NOT an act of aggression. Trayvon physically assaulting Zimmernman was an act of aggression and since Trayvon initiated the fight and Zimmerman was unable to flee, under EVERY SINGLE STATE'S self defense laws, Zimmerman was 100% within the law to use deadly force to defend himself.
The only thing that needs to be "amended" here is your ignorance of both the law and the facts of the case.
He'll always be "that guy that got away with murder"
TIL that Slashdotters equate self defense with murder. In a pro-gun state, he'll have no problem getting a job because the citizens of those states respect people who defend themselves against violent people.
I drive 350 KM per week and use 9.4L per 100 KM. So I can calculate my weekly fuel use as 32.9L per week quickly and easily.
How is that any easier than MPG? You're actually doing the same amount of math because you have to derive the 9.4 L/100 KM first. If you know how many MPG your car gets and how far you drive in a week, you know how many gallons you need.
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