[lbo-talk] zimmerman not guilty

[Mark Rickling]

On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 1:20 AM, Jordan Hayes <jmhayes at j-o-r-d-a-n.com> wrote:


>>> Wait, this wasn't a stand-your-ground case, except on the news.

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> The prosecution failed to demonstrate that when M was killed he wasn't on top of Z, giving Z no option to decide to "stand his ground" or to run away.  So it's simply not relevant.

"Zimmerman Juror Says Panel Considered Stand Your Ground In
Deliberations: ‘He Had A Right To Defend Himself’"

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/07/15/2306631/zimmerman-juror-says-panel-considered-stand-your-ground-he-had-a-right-to-defend-himself/?mobile=nc