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Originally Posted by girlfromsocal
what I don't get is why he's free... Or why it's called self defense.
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I'm also not sure why he's free because he did shoot someone. That's not something that's in dispute. Until proven otherwise he committed manslaughter plain and simple. It's a possible self defense case because Zimmerman says that Trayvon was hitting him and on top of him on the ground when Zimmerman shot him. If Trayvon started the physical altercation then the shooting was self defense, and Zimmerman can get off on the Florida "Stand Your Ground" law. However if Zimmerman started the physical altercation it's not really self defense, though may still actually be covered under that law, which sucks and is going to cause a lot of problems if it's proven Zimmerman started the fight and still gets off.