Agree. The subjectivity of fear perception permitted by self-defense laws can be abused by criminals intent on gaining an advantage from its vague interpretation. But this can be said of other laws in the books. For example, people and corporations bent on skipping out of paying federal and...
While in theory I agree that the self-defense statutes would be so much easier to interpret if there is a precise definition of "great bodily harm", I also think that precision cannot be determined because a person whilest in a physical altercation cannot accurately predict whether the next blow...
Agree. In the charge affidavit, Special Prosecutor Corey stated that G "profiled" and "confronted" T. Apparently in her mind, profiled and confronted is equal to G being the "initial aggressor". By using those two high-impact words "profiled" and "confronted" she is hoping to effectively...
It is evident that the father's first reply "no" when asked whether the voice calling for help in the audio was Trayvon's was his honest answer. When he retracted his statement after discussions with Crump, it brings doubt to his succeeding statement. The mother's statement was already biased...
My theory: Zimmerman saw a man that resembled descriptions of black men who committed crimes in neighborhood. He alerts cops. He is asked by the dispatcher what the suspect is doing. So Zimmerman follows Trayvon.
Trayvon notices that a man is following him. He ducks into a building and calls...
The front to back shot depends on the two men's relative positions. Their bodies need not be stationary and immobilized in any one position during the entire altercation.
For example, could be that as Trayvon moved his body backwards to gain more force and momentum to beat Zimmerman...
Your question/statement is an overgeneralization. You are not allowing for intervening factors. It is like saying you woke up, you ate, and you slept. What about everything that happened in between?
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