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If George Zimmerman had died at the hands of Trayvon Martin...?
According to the testimony at the trial of George Zimmerman..
Zimmerman was returning to his vehicle when Martin approached Zimmerman.
Martin threw the first punch, knocking Zimmerman to the ground.
Martin told Zimmereman "You are gonna die tonight."
Martin was stradling Zimmerman and punching his head into a concrete sidewalk.
Martin was crying out for help. (at least one eye witness 15 feet away said so)
Martin continued to beat Zimmerman even after being told by eye witnesses that the police were being called.
If George Zimmerman did not have a gun, he may have suffered a fractured skull and or crainial hemorages from the beating and died.
Martin laid in wait in the shadows for Zimmerman rather than proceeding to the house he was staying at. He did not use the four minutes between the 911 call and the shooting to travel the 65 yards to the house. He struck the first blow. The time allowed him to premeditate his actions. His "You are going to die tonight" comment indicated his intention to kill and his premeditation. His comment to the girlfriend of "creepy *** cracker" indicated a racial bias.
According to Florida law the statute for first degree murder states;
782.04 Murder.—(1)(a) The unlawful killing of a human being:
1. When perpetrated from a premeditated design to effect the death of the person killed or any human being;
If Zimmerman had died at the hands of Trayvon Martin, would Martin have been guilty of first degree murder?
Empressmatic, Zimmerman was returning to his vehicle at the time of Martin's attack, in compliance with the suggestion, not order, of the police dispatcher. He was in effect retreating from the area. I find it troubling that you consider a justifiable killing in self defense vigilantism, but that you are quite willing to advocate extra judicial killing, a kind of lynching if you will, of Zimmerman. Isn't THAT exactly the kind of vigilante justice of which you were accusing Zimmerman of committing?
4 Answers
- CRLv 48 years agoFavorite Answer
Yes. But blacks would still be rioting if he was convicted. They would say he had the right to defend himself and was protecting himself against a racist thug. Oh, the irony.
- Anonymous8 years ago
He should have been charged with murder. But if there was no one around to witness it, and no evidence, he probably would not have been convicted.
Why does everyone say Zimmerman disobeyed a police command? The only thing that was said was "we don't need you to do that" That doesn't really sound like a command. But Zimmerman says he DID start walking back to his car, then Martin attacked him. Martin's text and email history shows that he liked to fight. Is it really so hard to believe that he jumped on Zimmerman?
- derrisoLv 45 years ago
do no longer comprehend approximately you, yet I listened to the finished testimony. DNA does not continually take place, in accordance to the testimony of the expert. in spite of the incontrovertible fact that, in case you decide directly to skew his testimony (now commonplace for a liberal), it fairly is in trouble-free terms as much as you. If i'm blocked, I completely understand and am used to it. :)
