Comments on: Stand Your Ground Panel: Keep Law Mostly Unchanged

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:10:16 +0000

REGARDING:
“Zimmerman cannot follow someone and when he instigated the confrontation, then claim stand your ground. Martin had every right to defend himself.
It’s called neighbor WATCH, not neighbor follow and shoot a guy walking down the street because you don’t like the way he’s dressed.”

I joke about lynching Z because so many KNOW exactly what he did wrong — from thousands of miles away. They KNOW he instigated the confrontation even though walking in the area of another isn’t confrontation. They KNOW he keyed on his attire, even though it is only mentioned when operator asked for a description. He had said he was calling because of the way TM kept looking into dwellings along the way.

“Defend yourself” doesn’t include beating up folks following you.

SIMILARLY:
“- – - getting out of the vehicle was in direct violation of a lawful order and highly increased the probability of a confrontation.”

He was already out of his vehicle when dispatch mentioned that was a bad idea. The operator asked him to meet law enforcement. We don’t actually know he wasn’t doing that when the confrontation happened even some KNOW he continued to stalk.

Had the person he was following turned out to be a rapist. a serial murderer or an arsonist, nobody would have harped on him following. We do know rapists, killers, arsonists, vandals and other violent criminals exist. To be told we should never be allowed to leave our vehicles or our homes is to give more freedom to killers than to honest citizens. But, of course, they are already freer, they aren’t bound by any laws or conscience. It can get frustrating.

It would be nice to know the truth without just imagining it.

David for truth and freedom

By: Bob hudsun

Bob hudsun — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:18:05 +0000

Great Law, proud to be a Floridian , God Bless this state!!!!!

By: melodies4us

melodies4us — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:17:07 +0000

Its times like this that I am proud to be a Floridian!

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:20:37 +0000

It’s settled:
Stand your ground — good
Zimmerman — bad

no need for trial, lynch now

By: Richard head

Richard head — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:14:04 +0000

He had every right to follow him and report his ‘watch’ to the LEO’s, but getting out of the vehicle was in direct violation of a lawful order and highly increased the probability of a confrontation. As far as the court case, if they can prove his head was intentionally bashed into the ground by the deceased the wannabe cop will walk.

By: chris1

chris1 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:33:03 +0000

“mith, who convened his own task force after being left off Scott’s, has maintained that the law gives cover to those who attack others for revenge or as part of a crime.”

Partial truth to that.
As society crumbles , carry and practice with what you carry.
Thank the liberals who have destroyed the foundations of our once great country.
No turning back,

Zimmerman has partially ruined it for us normal real citizens.
But no turning back and it usually happens that way.
Zimmerman bashers , remember OJ got away with it (in the criminal trail anyway)

By: Gary

Gary — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:21:51 +0000

Stand Your Ground is a very well written law and should stay as is. If not abused, it allows each of us to protect ourselves without threat of prosecution. I have a concealed carry permit and do carry almost all of the time and have since 2000. However, even as a CCL holder, I know when to draw and when not to.

George Zimmerman is a cop-wannabe and should have NEVER followed Travon Martin. He is an idiot who put himself in that situation. However when he got punched so hard his nose was broken, getting his head bashed on a concrete sidewalk and then feeling Martin reaching for his gun, I would have shot him too.

A fair jury will aquit Zimmerman but he will be sued in civil court and lose everything. This incident should be a reminder to all about how and when to use deadly force. Another idiot like Zimmerman will ruin everyone else’s right to the Stand Your Ground law.

By: 4 stand your ground

4 stand your ground — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:38:13 +0000

The “stand your ground ” law does apply in the Zimerman case. It should be applied to Martin who was being pursued by Zimmerman. Zimmerman cannot follow someone and when he instigated the confrontation, then claim stand your ground. Martin had every right to defend himself.
It’s called neighbor WATCH, not neighbor follow and shoot a guy walking down the street because you don’t like the way he’s dressed.
The cops in Sanford should have charged Zimmerman immediately and not had the governor appoint special prosecutors to do their job. That’s what really stinks. The stand your ground law is fine. It’s the investigators that need to understand when someone can use it and when they can’t. Zimmerman was the last one who should have been able to claim self defense.
He’s proven himself to be a liar when he lied to the judge about his finances, so I dont believe his side of the story.
Hopefully, this guy will get what he deserves, a life sentence for killing an innocent teenager.