(July 18, 2013 at 3:04 pm)Red Celt Wrote: Is there a reason why you're going out of your way to defend a murderer?Firstly, he's not a murderer. He was found not guilty. Call him a killer if you want; I have no problems with that label since it's accurate...he did kill someone.
Secondly, I'm not going "out of my way" to defend him. This is a thread where there has been an active discussion on the case for many pages. I've been involved with this discussion since page 4. From the start I've asked people to stop being so emotional and judge the case on the facts rather than anything they heard via some media source that was clearly out for a good story.
Thirdly, the reason I'm defending George Zimmerman is because I agree with the jury's verdict, and I think the evidence certainly points more towards Zimmerman's version of events than any imagined version that the media still try to portray.
Quote:You're certainly not impartial. I've not seen you write a single word saying that Zimmerman did anything wrong... when he clearly did.Perhaps you could tell me what he did wrong then? Back it up with actual verified evidence as well, because y'know...evidence is important when making judgements.
Is it tragic that a 17 year old had to die? Of course; in an ideal world, none of this would ever have happened. However, we don't live in an ideal world. Trayvon Martin was not an innocent and non-violent kid who was targeted by some gun-toting madman. He was a badly behaved, possibly criminal individual who was beating a guy into a pulp for no good reason. It just so happens that this time, the guy he was beating had a gun, and managed to use it in self defense to stop the vicious attack.
It doesn't make the death any less tragic, but if you are being attacked, you have the right to defend yourself, and if you fear for your life, you have the right to use deadly force if necessary.
