Martin and Zimmerman - A reasoned logical discussion

[A Theist]

All the facts will *hopefully* come out at trial. However, it's morally wrong to pull a gun on someone who is punching you with fists (barring that person being a heavyweight boxer, but then one probably wouldn't be able to get up after that first punch landed).

I have to disagree with you here. People can easily die in a fist fight too. We had an incident some time back that involved two dads in a fist fight over a childrens' hockey game. One dad was knocked to the ground and the other got on top and pinned him down while he beat the guy's face to a bloody pulp, and in addition to grabbing his head and banging it on the asphalt pavement of the parking lot. The guy who was beaten went into a coma and died a short time later. The guy who beat him to death was charged. That incident seemed very close to the way Zimmerman claimed and described the way that Martin had beaten him. Medical reports also confirmed a consistency to Zimmerman's account. But yet, that still doesn't assess guilt or innocence to Zimmerman until the facts are argued in a court room.