Kenosha Shooter Kyle Rittenhouse

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Or I could be pointing out that the injuries Martin inflicted on Zimmerman could themselves be considered self-defense. Think about it: a stranger is following you around at night and he chases you down a dark alleyway. Tell me, you're a strong believer in self-defense, does this sound like a situation where you could justifiably retaliate against someone who very likely means to do you harm? Is it legal? Do you at least see where someone who would do such a thing is coming from? Because, frankly, in this case, I can, and in the absence of evidence that he actually had any criminal intent that night, I see no reason to doubt that this could have been why he hit Zimmerman.

Martin could have swung first, but then again, Zimmerman might have just slapped him before Martin punched him, or maybe Zimmerman made a swing at him and Trayvon reacted before Zimmerman actually hit him. Only two people know what really happened: one's dead and the other's word, frankly, cannot be trusted.