(July 18, 2013 at 11:16 pm)Drich Wrote: That's kinda what the neighborhood watch is smoothie, it's elected neighbors who have been voted by a given neighborhood to play cop for them without any pay. They check doors and generally look out for things or people who do not belong, then report them. George was elected for his community. He was doing what his neighbors wanted him to do.
Just because his neighbors wanted it, that justifies and gives him police level authority?
Quote:That does not give anyone else the right to beat him mercilessly because they physically can.
Why not? If you feel Zimmerman has the right to impose himself upon another individual, why shouldn't another individual be allowed to impose himself upon Zimmerman for actions he felt were wrong?
You see, this is why you can't have people taking matters of law and order into their own hands. People perceive wrong and right differently, and people have different values.
I'm sure Trayvon Martin felt it was wrong for Zimmerman, a mere citizen, to question him about anything.
Also, I think your take on this matter unwittingly advocates the actions of gang bangers and thugs, who are also "Neighborhood Watch Officials".
Quote:All treyvon's had to do is leave. Pride is what made him 'stand his ground' and attack George.
All George had to do was report the suspicious behavior to the police and let them handle it. A baseless sense of authority and purpose is what made him pursue and harrass an individual that, after further review, wasn't actually guilty of any related crime.
Now, I'm sure you are thinking: oh well, Trayvon is the one who paid the price, not George, so the results speak to who was right and wrong in this case.
Don't be so sure about that. Events like this tend to shape societies, and not in a good way.
This event will serve to create a more violent and less civilized society. That I have no doubt of.