I want to point out to that Zimmerman comes from a well connected family. If what he’s saying is true that Trevyon was on top of him, wouldn’t his shirt be filled with blood? Why didn’t the police interview the guy’s girlfriend she apparently wanted to be interviewed. Some talk is no autopsy was done on the body.
For me at the very least, in SYG, you shoot someone in public, you should be arrested, you can then present your evidence of being guilty, but this guy should have been arrested immediately.
As for think of the innocent people who are alive because they carried a gun. Think of the innocent people would be alive if people weren’t able to carry. There’s a case coming up where an older guy got in an argument with a young white guy about kids skate boarding. According to witnesses the guy showed the younger guy his gun. So the younger guy lunched at him. The younger guy was killed. Guess what, if the older guy didn’t have a gun, the younger guy’d still be alive today.
And according to his history most of the people Zimmerman would report on would be black. And once again, a kid talking on his cell phone in the rain… Is that really the most susicipious behavior ever…If the kid was dressed as a white preppy do you really think Zimmerman would have called it suspicious.
Our country has quite a huge crime rate, that other nations Canada, Europe don’t have. They have stricter gun laws.
And given Zimmerman’s own violent past (didn’t he have a misdemeanor that could have easily been a felony and perhaps would have been for a lesser folk) he’s not someone who should be allowed to carry.
Zimmerman was arrested, taken to the police station for booking, and was presented to the prosecutor. The prosecutor did not feel that there was sufficient evidence to book him, and in accordance with Florida Statute:
***776.012 *
Use of force in defense of person.—A person is justified in using force, except deadly force, against another when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to defend himself or herself or another against the other’s imminent use of unlawful force. However, a person is justified in the use of deadly force and does not have a duty to retreat if:
(1) He or she reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony; or
(2) Under those circumstances permitted pursuant to s. 776.013.
776.013 doesn’t apply because Zimmerman wasn’t in his home or his car.
*
776.032 Immunity from criminal prosecution and civil action for justifiable use of force.—
(1)
A person who uses force as permitted in s. 776.012, s. 776.013, or s. 776.031 is justified in using such force and is immune from criminal prosecution and civil action for the use of such force, unless the person against whom force was used is a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10(14), who was acting in the performance of his or her official duties and the officer identified himself or herself in accordance with any applicable law or the person using force knew or reasonably should have known that the person was a law enforcement officer. As used in this subsection, the term “criminal prosecution” includes arresting, detaining in custody, and charging or prosecuting the defendant.
(2) A law enforcement agency may use standard procedures for investigating the use of force as described in subsection (1), but the agency may not arrest the person for using force unless it determines that there is probable cause that the force that was used was unlawful.
(3) The court shall award reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs, compensation for loss of income, and all expenses incurred by the defendant in defense of any civil action brought by a plaintiff if the court finds that the defendant is immune from prosecution as provided in subsection (1).*
The prosecutor was required to release Zimmerman if the preliminary finding substantiates the claim of legitimate and reasonable self-defense. In fact, if they did begin prosecuting, and it was found that he has a legitimate self-defense reason, then they are liable.
) after Casey Anthony was acquitted.