mistermack wrote:FBM wrote:And the glaring fact that none of us knows what really happened continues to be ignored in favor of political spinning and rumor-mongering speculation.
I know what really happened.
1) Zimmerman shot Martin.
But you don't know why or what led up to it.
2) Martin was unarmed
We know that now, but Zimmerman didn't at the time.
3) Martin was not committing any crime.
No, you don't know this. If he was looking for a house to burgle, he was in the process committing a crime. This is unknown.
4) Zimmerman's injuries were trivial.
Easy to say when it's not your head and nose bleeding. But perhaps they were trivial because Zimmerman had the guts to defend himself before letting Martin crack his skull completely instead of being a cowardly sheep about it? Again, this isn't known.
5) Zimmerman has lied twice in his public statements.
Need specifics as to what you're referring to here.
6) Zimmerman runs his errands with a gun concealed in his pants. Martin does not.
Again, you don't know this. You're extrapolating. Do you know that Martin had never carried a concealed weapon? Zimmerman has a license and is required by law to conceal his weapon. Open carry laws are rare in the US. As far as I know, it's only allowed in Arizona. Maybe Texas. Even with a carry permit, it's a "concealed" carry permit, meaning that you can't wear it out in the open.
In the game of spot the loony, I'm choosing Zimmerman, not Martin.
I'm suspending judgement based on the obvious fact that I don't actually know and am unwilling to commit the
deductive fallacy because of any political or emotional bias. Would that others were so diligent.
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