The police did not tell him not to follow the kid, the 911 operator did and that isn't the same thing.
However, he did initiate the confrontation as, had he returned home when asked to do so, we wouldn't be having this discussion. Michael Oke, II 661-349-6221 Contents of this and all messages are intended for their designated recipient. On Mar 28, 2012, at 1:01 PM, Ed Leafe <e...@leafe.com> wrote: > On Mar 28, 2012, at 2:45 PM, Michael Oke, II wrote: > >> I can't get past the fact that Zimmerman put himself in the situation and it >> seems knowingly of the ability to hide behind Florida's stand your ground >> law. > > I'm just wondering how "stand your ground" came to mean "run after the > person even after the police told you not to". > > He pursued the victim and initiated the confrontation. I don't see how > "stand your ground" is even remotely relevant here. > > > -- Ed Leafe > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/2113115f-0780-4db6-bbe4-b96e4d99a...@gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
