(September 12, 2012 at 11:36 am)Tiberius Wrote:(September 12, 2012 at 11:29 am)festive1 Wrote: I still think it is unfair to bring a gun to a fist fight.He didn't. He happened to have his gun on him, as he has a license to carry it. The evidence doesn't seem to suggest that he was looking for a fight...just looking to confront someone who he suspected was up to something.
I disagree with the stand your ground law. Personally, I'd like to see stricter gun control in general, but especially the ability to carry concealed weapons in particular. I'm all for people reporting suspicious activity, but not for those people confronting the suspicious person, that's for the police. In the Martin-Zimmerman case, it could very well be that Zimmerman acted within his rights per the law, but as I stated, I disagree with said law. I'm not a 2nd amendment supporter.
(September 12, 2012 at 11:42 am)A Theist Wrote: I definitely have to disagree here. You can't attribute size to strength and fitness. Yes, Zimmerman is heavier. But he's also dumpy and out of shape compared to Martin who was obviously more physically fit and more than likely the stronger of the two. I've seen this too often where a gangly guy has better than average strength over someone heavier.
This has legs. It would require more evidence than just the speculations that we are making to prove either side, though. As I stated originally, hopefully the trial will expose the truth, whatever that may be.
