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Originally Posted by saden1
Let me get this...you are saying I can follow RedskinRat into an elevator ...shoot him dead after intiating an altercation then claim self-defense...and that the state has to prove that it was not self defense? And if it doesnt I get to walk?
I am calling Bullshit! Self-defense is an affirmative defense. This means the defendant's statements must be sufficient to warrant relief from the court.
Zimmerman must prove, show or whatever the **** you want to call it that he acted in self-defense.
p.s. It's not too hard to get a conviction based on circumstantial evidence and I believe there is sufficent evidence in the Zimmerman case...see:
Renton teen gets almost 70 years for fatal shooting | Local News | The Seattle Times |
There is no evidence that Zimmerman started anything. Following a person is not against the law. That's the problem with their case. If there was evidence that Zim. started an altercation then he should be convicted.