Whoaru99 Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 That was how Zimmerman got off, by claiming he was afraid for his life. And showing some injuries consistent with his story of getting his head pounded on the ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whoaru99 Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Interesting reading from Wisconsin statutes on self defense: Quote: (2) Provocation affects the privilege of self-defense as follows: (a) A person who engages in unlawful conduct of a type likely to provoke others to attack him or her and thereby does provoke an attack is not entitled to claim the privilege of self-defense against such attack, except when the attack which ensues is of a type causing the person engaging in the unlawful conduct to reasonably believe that he or she is in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm. In such a case, the person engaging in the unlawful conduct is privileged to act in self-defense, but the person is not privileged to resort to the use of force intended or likely to cause death to the person's assailant unless the person reasonably believes he or she has exhausted every other reasonable means to escape from or otherwise avoid death or great bodily harm at the hands of his or her assailant. ( The privilege lost by provocation may be regained if the actor in good faith withdraws from the fight and gives adequate notice thereof to his or her assailant. © A person who provokes an attack, whether by lawful or unlawful conduct, with intent to use such an attack as an excuse to cause death or great bodily harm to his or her assailant is not entitled to claim the privilege of self-defense. Doesn't sound good for Acre-Kendall's self defense defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juneau4 Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 What would the unlawful conduct have been? Use of language someone does not like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delcecchi Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 What would the unlawful conduct have been? Use of language someone does not like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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