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For those here following the Zimmerman-Martin murder...
On 5/8/13 2:23 PM, Wayne B wrote:
On Wed, 08 May 2013 14:06:39 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 5/8/13 1:25 PM, Wayne B wrote:
On Wed, 8 May 2013 10:10:49 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...
On Tue, 7 May 2013 14:50:04 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:
Was it profiling or common sense that drew Zimms attention to the young
fella peering into car windows.
Common bigotry. It's the right wing way!
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I disagree with that. I have called the cops on white kids who were
acting in exactly the same way. Suspicious behavior is what it is
and totally color blind.
Yeah, you did the right thing, you called the cops, you didn't kill the
kids.
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Yes, but it's easy to envision a scenario where things could have gone
down quite differently. Suppose one of the kids had started to
physically break into a car and the police had not yet arrived. Would
you stand by passively or would you attempt to intervene? If you
intervene in any way you run the risk of attack. If attacked, would
you defend yourself?
In the civilized world, you're not supposed to use deadly force to stop
property damage or theft. The best thing to do when someone is stealing
a car and you are observing the theft is to get a terrific description
of the perpetrator so you can give it to the police.
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That's not the scenario I raised. If you observed someone breaking
into your house or vehicle, would you confront them? If you do
confront them, you run the risk of attack. If attacked, would you
defend yourself?
If my car was in the driveway, I'd call the police and spent my time
getting a good description of the perp. If someone was breaking into the
house and we were home, I'd consider the perp a home invader and act
accordingly.
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