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To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (227723)	7/14/2013 10:33:53 AM
From: epicure	Respond to of 540741

yup

To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (227723)	7/15/2013 3:03:14 AM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 540741

I do think that if any good comes out of this case it would be for Florida, and any other state that has similar legislation, to revisit the "stand your ground" law. I don't see what this case has to do with "stand your ground" law. "Stand your ground" says you are not required to retreat when attacked. Zimmerman had no avenue of escape, so "stand your ground" doesn't come into play at all. Trayvon was on top and had Zimmerman pinned down and was trying to kill or maim him. Trayvon had already committed misdemeanor assault, felony battery, and was working on attempted murder. Unbeknownst to Zimmerman at the time, Trayvon was committing a double hate crime, motivated by both racism and homophobia. Zimmerman's actions are protected by the much simpler and more obvious right to self-defense, which has been a staple of Western law for hundreds of years. Tom