(July 18, 2013 at 12:14 pm)smax Wrote: Or, perhaps Trayvon would have reacted differently to being questioned by an official police authority, and a confrontation would not have ensued, and a man would not have died.
Instead, Trayvon was questioned by someone with no more police authority than he himself, and probably wasn't all that happy about it.
I know I don't want any of my neighbors questioning me. How about you?
I don't mind my neighbors asking me questions. We're a friendly bunch down here in Texas for the most part. I chat frequently with most of my neighbors. And I wave at all of them when I see them.
No matter what though, even if a stranger walked up to me and barked at me, the LAST thing I'm going to do is physically assault them.
I don't know about Florida, but I live in Texas. Assaulting strangers before you make sure they aren't carrying a concealed weapon is very likely to be a death sentence on the attacker.
Whether or not the guy bothering you is the neighborhood watch.
Everything I needed to know about life I learned on Dagobah.