(July 14, 2013 at 10:22 am)NoraBrimstone Wrote:(July 14, 2013 at 9:59 am)Psykhronic Wrote: I never thought he deserved a charge of 2nd Degree Murder, Manslaughter seemed more convincing. But the jury saw the evidence and reached a verdict, they could be wrong obviously but I see no reason to doubt their judgement.Manslaughter wouldn't really make much sense, considering he had a gun. If he went after him with a gun, he obviously had some intention to shoot the kid right from the off. That makes it premeditated murder.
He had a gun because of how seriously he took his position as a neighborhood watch dude, and it's America - people walk around armed. You can shoot someone in Florida with the stand your ground law and I do not believe it states the "attacker" has to be armed as well. Not saying it's right, but that's what the jury was dealing with.
