RE: Martin and Zimmerman - A reasoned logical discussion
September 12, 2012 at 5:05 am
(This post was last modified: September 12, 2012 at 5:06 am by Faith No More.)
Puddleglum Wrote:Not quite as stupid as the previous post but...
No need to be a condescending asshole. Don't whine about wanting a rational discussion and then start your posts in such a manner.
Puddleglum Wrote:Zimmerman was not 'repeatedly told' to do anything so that is your first untrue statement. he 'Once' was told 'we do not need you to do that' which is not telling someone not to do anything not that the Police despatacher had any legal right to tell him not to follow someone.
He was told to get back into his car by the 911 operator, but I guess this point is irrelevant too. What matters is the reckless disregard he acted with.
Puddleglum Wrote:The aggressor was whoever threw the first punch. I have no idea who that was and neither do you.
Bullshit. Zimmerman stalked Martin in the middle of the night. If Martin did throw the first punch, it was because he felt threatened. Why should Zimmerman get to hide behind self-defense for a criminal charge while the fact of whether or not Martin was acting in self-defense is ignored. Without Zimmerman's careless actions and vigilante attitude Martin would still be alive making him responsible.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
