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Originally Posted by Kevin
From my limited knowledge of the Florida self-defense law, your interpretation isn't accurate. There is no duty to retreat and force can be met with force anywhere. Whether Zimmerman was on the street or in his house is irrelevant under the Florida law. It's just whether he had a reasonable fear of death or serious bodily harm caused by Martin.
Bad laws produce bad results.
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My knowledge of Florida law is maybe more limited than yours, but if, as the 911 tape suggests, Zimmerman came out of his house to confront Martin, then it wouldn't seem that we're talking about a duty to retreat or meeting force with force. We're possibly talking about Zimmerman being the aggressor.
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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid
to the lawyers in the room : Does his comment of 'f**king coon' on the 911 tape become part of the evidence that this could be a hate crime?
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Possibly.