the coward punch

[Lord Warlock]

If you hadn't heard, the judge/prosecutor refused the stand your ground defense for the shooter, so he will be prosecuted for the shooting.  After he returned to his seat, the victim started the confrontation with the shooter from what I read about it.  I agree with you in this case, the shooting was unjustified and will likely end up with jail time for the shooter unless he gets a very good lawyer. 

I do not consider Zimmerman a whackaloon, at least not for what he was doing, or his shooting of the teen, what he's done afterwards has raised questions but i blame a lot of it on the intensive media scrutiny on everything that happens to him before and after the trial. He should be able to live life without people reporting every time he jaywalks, gets a speeding ticket, or has an argument with his girlfriend. 

[bjl69rt]

As an Australian, the American Right to Bare Arms thing has always perplexed me.

Our gun laws over here are so strict and full of red tape you have to go through it almost makes gun ownership a pipe dream. The only people who legally own guns are farmers. I guess its funny to us as we don't really have many shooting, usually they are just a couple of pissed off bikies warning each other. Hand guns are illegal, assault and high powered rifles are illegal etc.

[polywideblock]

unless you live in Sydney