"stand your ground" doesn't work

[nhgunnut]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

The law, as it stands now, seems to give people the ability to instigate a situation and then shoot their way out of it. That is just so wrong, on so many levels, that I don't really have words for it. OK, maybe "wrong" is a good enough word for it.

If the Choice is to punish someone for protecting themselves for using deadly force because you don't like or trust their motivations than that is mot just wrong it is evil . From what I have I don't particularly like Zimmerman, but the moment it when hands on, he was within his rights to use deadly force. Suspicious following or even hateful speech is not grounds for assault. Being and A**hole does not end your right to defend yourself. The moment it does then being and A**hole out of season becomes a crime. Given a choice I will choose a "Stand your Ground" with it's flaws over a "Must Retreat" state every time !