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Originally Posted by fintstone
Once again, the bar must be low to get a beating where you live. The same is true for considering Zimmerman's behavior to have somehow "brought it on himself."
Calling something a "fight" where I come from implies both parties are participating. If the other guy is not punching back...why would you continue hitting the man after your initial blow knocked him down unless you were intending to do some serious damage? Most people would not have hestiated to shoot the attacker. Zimmerman cried out for help for a long time and took the beating. After determining he had no other recourse since Martin would not stop...pulling the gun and shooting was the only remaining alternative.
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As mentioned previously, I'd hardly call this incident a "fight." This appeared to be self preservation and TM could've been trying to incapacitate Zimmerman. I guess this is what you don't see. Zimmerman did have a gun - TM might've been reacting to it. Not too hard to discern. Clearly Zimmerman wasn't incapacitated right up to the point of the shooting.