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Originally Posted by Kazuaki Shimazaki II
Read the testimony. Doesn't contradict the part where Zimmerman was following this Trevor first. It is possible Trevors threw the first punch and Zimmerman sucked so much he was getting the crap beaten out of him. Nevertheless, 776.041 Use of force by aggressor, Condition 2 applies and there is no sign Zimmerman even tried to retreat.
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Here is the whole issue for me at least.First off we only know what Zimmerman claimed there are no other eye witnesses.How do we know that Zimmerman did not draw the weapon(not necessarily with intent to use it but to make it been seen) and that is what caused Martin to attack him(in defense of what is obviously a threat to his life) or how do we not know that Zimmerman tackled or other wise restrained Martin when he had no clear right and in no way identified himself of course still if Martin was dong nothing illegal Zimmerman would have no right to restrain him in a physical manner (he would have no right to touch Martin unless Martin was in act of committing some crime like breaking into a car or home for example).Zimmerman never says that he was in the act of committing a crime until he came after him to attack him near his vehicle.
And the SYG law cant apply as some are trying to claim with no question because it would then allow an aggressor in a violent hand vs. gun having been pulled the person who unarmed has the only resource to use violent hand to hand combat to attempt try and keep the person from shooting them in other words if the one pulling the gun on a person having the right to SYG as well (SYG is self defense not just firearm self defense) and if the person keeps trying to use the gun then they have the right to beat that person to death if that is what it takes to stop them.