Zimmerman didn't attempt to use any other means to subdue his assailant he immediately went for his gun and used deadly force. He can't account for his life to be in imminent danger. Deadly Force is the last resort it was his first. I have a big problem with his claim of self defense to the extent that he immediately used deadly force before all else. Yes I know he was being attacked but he didn't try to use less lethal means.
Originally Posted by acp5762
Just curious, what sort of new sources do you have? I am a news geek and I have yet to hear that Martin immediately went for his gun? How do you know that he wasn’t fighting back the best he could with someone on top of him beating his face in.
Have you ever sincerely been on the receiving end of a good ass kicking? Besides being a boxer growing up, I was a pretty scrappy kid. I never was a bully, but I wouldn’t walk away from shit. Hell, when I was sixteen years old, me and a bunch of friends went to a titty bar that was owned and operated by a 1% biker gang. We got a little rowdy, and they knew we weren’t of legal age, so they kicked us out. Having a little liquid courage, I figured kicking that biker’s ass would make a huge name for myself with all my friends. Yep, my boxing background paid off well for about the first 5 seconds of the fight. I got in some beautiful combinations, I couldn’t have been more proud of myself until I realized that I had no wrestling skills compared to this biker. He quickly introduced me and the back of head to the gravel parking lot. Have you ever had anyone sitting on your chest beating your face? It gets ugly pretty quick. Just curious, how long would you consider having your face pounded with another man’s fists before you start feeling like you are in “imminent danger?” Myself, it only took a handful of punches before I felt like I was in imminent danger. I was lucky as hell that another biker who was probably in no mood to dig a shallow grave that evening decided to intervene.
Did I deserve a good ass kicking? Most definitely. But, I am just fucking amazed at how many people don’t feel like having someone on top of you beating your head in doesn’t qualify as imminent danger. Again, I’m wondering how many of you people have really ever been in a real fight as an adult? I’m not talking about some pushing incident in the fifth grade. Have you ever been in a real fucking fight?
As I said earlier, I don’t know your new sources, but I do know that several witnesses described the beating as MMA style. Have you ever seen an MMA fight? Those guys wear padded gloves. Have you ever seen how quickly a MMA referee jumps in to stop a fight when one fighter is down and the other fighter is on top throwing punches to his face? Wonder why they stop it so quickly. Could it be that he is in imminent danger?