Roo, you've just proven jamis's point - bending over way, way down backwards there to justify this. To the point that you've made a completely illogical claim - if trayvon was trespassing, so was Zimmerman when he followed him onto the neighbour's yard. So why again does that mean no sympathy for the boy?
Oh that's right, because he wears a hood in photos!
This thread is some of the strongest ammo for anti-gunners Ive ever seen.
Uh, not so fast. Senor Assumption.
We have a neighborhood watch here, too, and we have given them permission to tread all the common areas. Areas where, were they non-resident, non-neighborhood watch, they would be trespassing.
(Do recall that this happened in the confines of an HOA with an official neighborhood watch program. )
At church, we have:
1. An agreement with a security company to have our grounds patrolled by an armed guard. He can roam all our grounds and not be trespassing in the performance of his duties.
2. Also, employees of the church, elders, and members of the board of trustees have permission to walk the grounds 24/7 and roust trespassers. Matter of fact, we are encouraged to do so. It was one of the ways I determined the throughput of trespassers on the property during the evenings. When I told a group of tattooed and pierced youths to leave the property, I was good-to-go and not trespassing. When the folks renting our athletic fields told the group of young black thugs to leave, they were good-to-go, too.
3. An agreement with the city police that they do not need probable cause to enter our grounds to roust any folk they deem suspicious. (Not a step taken lightly, believe you me. )
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So, we know for certain Martin was trespassing, but do not know if Zimmerman was trespassing. Maybe, maybe not. Recall my disclaimer? Perhaps you ought to read it and not make foolish assumptions.