oldsarge
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There is so much to be learned from this. I don't know how the criminal case will turn out in court, but a civil case will probably lean towards Martins side.
The lack of knowledge of both parties and the misleading information makes this a hard situation to figure out. One issue that bothers me know is how Martin's family make him out to be less of what he is. Showing pictures of him at age 14, clean cut and honest looking. Then look at his Facebook page, 17 years old, taller, giving the world the finger with his underwear sticking out like a street punk. This is no reason for him to have died, but on the other hand it clearly dictates an altogether different person. I still feel that Zimmerman was wrong in what he did by perusing Martin and creating a situation that escalated into a life and death situation.
My questions are,
1. Did Zimmerman approach Martin with the gun in his hand?
(Depending on when Martin
noticed the gun makes a difference to me, Martin could have
been standing his ground and fighting for his life)
2. How was Martin to know who Zimmerman was? (As soon as I
notice I'm being followed, my guard is up. If at all of a
sudden I'm approached and see a weapon, that is a critical
time)
3. Did Zimmerman identify himself properly? (This could be a big
factor in the case I think. Even if Zimmerman identified
himself as a neighborhood watch captain. I don't feel he
possess the authority to detain anyone. Our community
issues radios to contact the dispatch for police assistance.
There's a fine line of liability when assuming one of these
roles)
4. How well was Zimmerman trained in these types of situations.
( He evidently didn't know about escalation of force. He went
right to a deadly weapon. All because of a situation he
created)
Like I said, there's so much to be learned for this, from both the perpetrator and victim.
The lack of knowledge of both parties and the misleading information makes this a hard situation to figure out. One issue that bothers me know is how Martin's family make him out to be less of what he is. Showing pictures of him at age 14, clean cut and honest looking. Then look at his Facebook page, 17 years old, taller, giving the world the finger with his underwear sticking out like a street punk. This is no reason for him to have died, but on the other hand it clearly dictates an altogether different person. I still feel that Zimmerman was wrong in what he did by perusing Martin and creating a situation that escalated into a life and death situation.
My questions are,
1. Did Zimmerman approach Martin with the gun in his hand?
(Depending on when Martin
noticed the gun makes a difference to me, Martin could have
been standing his ground and fighting for his life)
2. How was Martin to know who Zimmerman was? (As soon as I
notice I'm being followed, my guard is up. If at all of a
sudden I'm approached and see a weapon, that is a critical
time)
3. Did Zimmerman identify himself properly? (This could be a big
factor in the case I think. Even if Zimmerman identified
himself as a neighborhood watch captain. I don't feel he
possess the authority to detain anyone. Our community
issues radios to contact the dispatch for police assistance.
There's a fine line of liability when assuming one of these
roles)
4. How well was Zimmerman trained in these types of situations.
( He evidently didn't know about escalation of force. He went
right to a deadly weapon. All because of a situation he
created)
Like I said, there's so much to be learned for this, from both the perpetrator and victim.
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