On Wed, 21 May 2014 12:15:42 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 21 May 2014 08:49:53 -0700, jps wrote:

Because of the way the idiotic laws in Florida are written. Otherwise,
they thought he put himself in the situation, caused Treyvon's death
and should have been held to account.

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If someone had you on the ground banging your head against concrete,
how would you like to defend yourself (or not) ?

I wouldn't take someone's life if I was the one who precipitated the
conflct. I'd have taken my lumps as deserved. But I'm not stupid
enough to run around like a vigilante with a gun strapped to my waist
nor provoke people into attacking me.