tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044318176622758692.post7069739915903826641..comments2024-03-01T03:51:38.081-05:00Comments on Allergic to Bull: Deep Analysis of the Tampa Bay Times Stand Your Ground Database (IV)A.W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10876021589516844048noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044318176622758692.post-2273037875328917702013-07-22T14:55:32.502-04:002013-07-22T14:55:32.502-04:00"If the police had arrived a few minutes soon..."If the police had arrived a few minutes sooner and had found Martin on top of Zimmerman and charged him with assault, he might have been able to plead that Zimmerman’s actions frightened him, justifying him in throwing the first punch."<br /><br />Except that his continuing to beat on Zimmerman after the first punch laid him out (removing any threat) would make the self-defense claim void. You're allowed to use force to END A THREAT; if the evidence shows that you went past that, your claim will be challenged.<br /><br />"My guess is it is the fact he shot the guy’s legs first, and then shot him in the head, that was the problem."<br /><br />And here's a case where exactly that happened. It could have been argued that the third shot was fired as part of a series with the other two, but there may have been physical evidence that argued against that; the bullet showing it was fired from a different position or angle, for example.Rob Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010767328260010949noreply@blogger.com