LambChop
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GZ doesn't have to be in his home for him to be covered under FL self-defense law. The law covers anyone who is where he or she has a legal right to be.
But he had no legal right to pursue someone on a person's private property. GZ had no way of knowing where this young man lived. He had no right to question this person, nor would I. He knew LE was on the way yet pursued him. GZ has a legal right to be in his own home, he had no legal right to pursue someone on other people's property. TM was walking away from him and GZ left his car to pursue him that does not make it GZ's legal right. The only people who have the right to chase someone on private property are the police. And where was TM's legal right to walk down a street without being chased by a grown man with a gun. TM had a legal right to walk down that sidewalk without being pursued.
The law never intended for this type of situation to happen regardless of what it states or how it is stated. The law does not provide to protect people who are actively pursing another person when they have no right to do so. It is clearly stated in the handbook and was clearly stated by LE not to pursue. With the encounters with LE by the number of complaints made by GZ he should have known he was not suppose to pursue any suspect regardless of what his personal feelings were at the time.
We're suppose to be intelligent people and the fact that GZ grabbed his gun tells me he expected to get into a confrontation or why bring a gun? When you bring a gun to an altercation it's possible it could be used on you. If TM was defending himself and did not know about the gun it's possible GZ panicked, pulled the gun out and shot TM to keep TM from getting to the gun when all TM was trying to do is get away. GZ has to take full responsibility for this shooting. Charge him with manslaughter and let the jury decide in a court of law whether or not GZ was justified.
It appears to me that there is enough probable cause to charge him with at least manslaughter. His actions caused TM's death. The FBI should step in and investigate. jmo