Originally Posted by ItsTheSheppy
It's just a shame we'll never know, because Zimmerman stood his ground harder than Martin did. If only Martin had stood HIS ground harder, then it would be Zimmerman we'd be holding rallies for.
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Sure, a 17yr old kid can stand his ground harder against a guy with a gun. Right. Okay.
Originally Posted by Malorn
Last I checked free speech is protected in this country, so yeah, nothing wrong with that. If he in fact said that.
Everyone has a different interpretation of what he said, not that it matters.
Edit: what he said prior to the struggle that resulted also has no bearing on the events that transpired in struggle itself.
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Actually, in the eyes of the law, it does. If you say something like "fucking coon", a racially-charged slur, and then proceed to accost someone and then either murder or manslaughter them, that constitutes a hate crime. So yeah, you can say whatever you want. When it leads to violence or when it becomes part of a violent encounter, it becomes a hate crime.