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To: SOROS who wrote (25844)	4/11/2012 1:15:12 AM
From: Webster Groves	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50281

It's not so easy. Guy A confronts Guy B. Guy B pushes back. Guy A is confident for some reason. Guy B is in the dark and gets it. Obviously the guy with the gun has the edge. He relies on that edge to instigate a confrontation. Without the gun he never would have chased the dead guy. Without the gun the incident never would have happened. The police would have handled the situation, and everyone would have lived happily ever after. wg

To: SOROS who wrote (25844)	4/11/2012 9:18:29 AM
From: SARMAN	1 Recommendation Respond to of 50281

It's called finding the FACTS. Being "armed" does not make you more guilty than being unarmed. True. Being "aggressive" or "attacking" someone" does. True So until the facts prove the "armed" guy just ran up to the "unarmed" one and decided to shoot him for no reason, So far, an eye witness said that the killer was on top of the victim and beating him up. And the victim telling his girlfriend that he is being followed. Oops, you might have missed that fact. don't be so quick to judge It's legal to carry a firearm with a license, and if someone attacks you PHYSICALLY, no matter if they just don't like you looking at them, or following them, or even shouting nasty things at them, THAT is against the law, and THAT gives sufficient cause to PROTECT yourself and use that licensed firearm if you choose. The key words are "attack you physically". Did everyone lost their faculties? Jesus H. Christ, I was against gun control, now I am not so sure. Do you think it is the wild west? Zimmerman was on a power trip as all vigilantes are. He instigated the confrontation because he was carrying a gun and felt bigger than G-D. Not saying the guy is not guilty, but IF the facts show that the kid was a hot head, and he made the FIRST move of PHYSICALLY harming the other guy, then the shooting is justified and legal in Florida, and anyone who would DEMAND other "justice" would ONLY be doing it because of RACE. If all the kid did was turn around and shout obscenities and tell the other guy to piss off, then the shooter should hang, but let's see what the facts are. From your and others' responses, it is becoming clear that you are siding with the killer because the Al Sharptons of America are doing their usual thing. Your argument has nothing to do with George nor Trayvon.