The hoopla has started and the people are taking sides as to whether George Zimmerman is a killer or proud defender of Florida’s stand your ground law, and therefore, acted in self-defense, as this crazy law apparently allows.
The real villains, however, is the crazy Florida politicians and right-wing gun fanatics who have been bought and sold by the National Rifle Associations and their money lobbyist the gun manufactures.
Because of this insane law in Florida, (and other states), Mr. Zimmerman was allowed to walk around in his gated community playing cop, with a concealed firearm which he was not properly trained to use. It was a tragedy waiting to explode. It is hard enough for us to keep our supposedly trained law enforcement officers from killing innocent people let alone a small frail untrained civilian, with no back-up.
There is no doubt that in the course of this trial it will be alleged by Mr. Zimmerman, and maybe rightfully so, that after he confronted Trayvon Martin as to why he was walking in his patrolled area, he was brutally attacked by Trayvon. I would further assume that he will further testify that while the two struggled, Trayvon was the aggressor, and in fact was the better fighter, and attempted to take Mr. Zimmerman’s weapon during the struggle. Under normal circumstances, if Mr. Zimmerman was not armed with a handgun, Mr. Zimmerman would have received the short end of that encounter. These types of confrontations occur, unfortunately, thousands of time a day in the United States. But what changed this equation was that Mr. Zimmerman was armed with a deadly weapon, and he used it. The fact remains that he should not have been allowed to carry a concealed handgun, especially while playing neighborhood cop.
In the final analysis I am convinced that Mr. Zimmerman will be acquitted of the most serious charge, and if anything, be convicted of a lesser charge which will require no or little jail time. Florida and other states which allow these types of laws are the villains, and it is time that they stop marching to the beat of their money friends (NRA and gun lobby) who keep them elected.
All human life is scared and certainly Trayvon’s is no exception. Maybe Trayvon’s death and the trial of Mr. Zimmerman will become more than entertainment and a sideshow for the American people and the medial, but rather a real call by the people and media to change the law which gave rise to Trayvon’s death.
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