But but but a kid was killed for NO real reason. Lets attach a bunch of agendas to this in his honor and make change.

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Z seems to have protected Himself well enough. Now He just needs to carry enough Weapons to deal with Multiple assailants.

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Maybe Z hears little voices that no one else hears that tell Him stuff.

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I thought I had said I was OK with the Cocaine and Crack sentences being the same.
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I don't think they issued their report in response to your comment. It's actually of more general interest than that.

The guy has already been twice in the news since acquitted, looks like he's going the same path as Rodney King and O.J. I predict that within five years he will kill another person, be back in jail or some other miss fortune will happen to him. It's not going to end well.

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It is still not clear to Me. When I was a Kid I remember having a fight with a Guy. It seemed to Me like for every one Punch I landed on Him I got 6 back. I knew I was losing the fight and thought I was getting My Ass Wiped and I was going to cut and run.

Suddenly the other Guy gave up???; and I was glad He did.

I did not chase after Him and nor did I gloat or boast over the incident afterwards. I told none of My Peers about it either.

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Landing a punch takes a lot of energy out of you and a guy that withstands six blows is a scary mofo. I think I would run too.

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cir·cum·stan·tial

cir·cum·stan·tial [sùrkəm stánsh'l]
adj
1. based on inference: containing or based on facts that allow a court to deduce that somebody is guilty without conclusive proof circumstantial evidence
2. special: related to particular circumstances 3. formal: with a great deal of formality and ceremony 4. detailed: thorough and very detailed

The Jury apparently only wanted to deal with what was conclusively proved.

From reading all of these threads it is clear that Z thought His life was threatened and Shot. That was not Murder.

But, when I read the Florida Manslaughter Law there was a passage that included causing the death of a Minor.
(Notice the Law did not say their was an intent to Kill ore even purposely harm the Minor but doing something that caused the death of a Minor.)

So I felt there was circumstantial evidence to the effect that Z started the chain of events that lead to T the Minors Death. To Me that fit the Passage in the Law I spoke of.

The Jury chose not to deal with that and/or the Prosecutor presented that poorly.
But, the comments that the Jurors made after the Trial indicate that some of them thought Z had some responsibility for what happened.
Apparently a lot of the General Public does also.

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Well We where Kids not professional Boxers. We were not injuring each other. Although I always ended up with a Bloody Lips in any fight I had when I was a kid. I guess I did not have enough sense to move My Head out of the way.

I can't remember what started the Fight and while the Guy was someone that went to My Elementary School I never had Him in any of My Classes so I did not know Him.
I did not even know his first Name.

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TM was on top of GZ pounding his head into the side walk while telling him, "You are going to DIE tonight". TM was doing some Whup Ass to GZs head whereas GZ was getting his Ass Whipped. BTW, a head injury can get you killed fairly easily.

Sounds like an interesting fight you had with the guy. I've seen that type of behavior before, for no apparent reason one fighter drops the fight and walks off.

Perhaps, but TM was man enough to throw out the first punch. Then, TM was man enough to take GZ down to the ground where he proceeded to pound his head into the concrete. GZs mistake was getting out of the vehicle and following TM, plain and simple.

You never know what people are going to do nowadays, there are some certified nut cases and the less interaction with them the better. The lesson is if you see someone suspicious in the area never get out of your car to follow them, leave the area immediately. If the dude breaks into someone's house or apartment, they can always dial 911 and wait.

Well, gee You posted the info and I responded to that.

Except that I think they should have elevated the sentence on the Cocaine Charge to the same as the Racist Crack Charge was. That would have also made the Law more racially fair.

Maybe even elevate the Meth use charge to the same also if it is already not up there.

Meth messed up one of My past Girlfriends Heart and She died at 42 years old from a Heart attack. (5l Years before She died She was out on Probation having served 1/2 of a 3 year sentence for a non-drug issue but went back to Jail to due to Her Drug use; violated Probation and served the rest of Her sentence.)
The exact same death happened to another Meth user Women I knew except She was 47 years old.

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I didn't know you were there.

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I agree with that. But, Z went beyond that common sense and totally disregarded the "Watch" instructions and what the 911 Operator said. To Me that made Him Negligent. 2. law guilty of negligence: guilty of failing to provide a proper or reasonable level of care.
I say that because He was not doing His job as a Neighbor Hood Watch correctly.

But, perhaps what He did was more Civil Court issue than a Criminal one.

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