[BigCinBigD]

“If you carry a gun for self-defense, and get involved in a shooting, odds are you will be sued, either by the person you’ve shot, or their surviving family members. You should also assume that, no matter how clear cut a case of self-defense it was, that you will be put in handcuffs at the scene, arrested, and treated by the authorities like a criminal.”

Not in Texas.

[rawcatslyentist]

>"it’s far better to be on trial for shooting someone than to be dead"

Judged by 12 or carried by 6.

Thank you skiddles!

[Sacajaweau]

Dows anyone really think that he shot the kid because he just wanted to??

And so he called 9-11 to make sure they would know who did it??

And we ABSOLUTELY KNOW there was a battle.

And where did the guys who did the voice printing and saying it was Tray screaming...despite the fact that they had no comparable print of either party. Those guys should go to jail.

[Rearden]

Why didn’t Trayvon call 911?

[Brilliant]

“no matter how clear cut a case of self-defense it was, that you will be put in handcuffs at the scene, arrested, and treated by the authorities like a criminal.”

I would not call Zimmerman’s case a “clear cut case of self-defense.” It’s only “clear cut” is you take his word on everything, which the criminal justice system will not do in the case where there is someone who’s dead.

[Chainmail]

Sounds like the writer of this article is a whiner. Antbody with the vestige of a brain knows that there will be serious ramifications if they have to shoot somebody. People who have served in the combat arms know this fact of life intimately.

Freedom always has a price. If you love your life and your family's lives and you are committed to defending them, don't hesitate just because the police are going to put you in handcuffs or your adversary's family might sue you.

Do your duty and don't whine.

[varon]

Once done defending yourself in court (post bail costs and attorney fees), if you find yourself a free man or woman, there is a good chance you will be sued in civil court.

It is my understanding that some states provide immunity from civil lawsuits in cases involving justified self defense shootings.

[DCBryan1]

.....and say, "officer, I fully intend to help with your investigation and would like to talk with you, but I am really shook up at being attacked and thought I would die tonight. In fact I'm having trouble breathing. Please call an ambulance for me". ....

.and speed dial your atty to meet you there! What?! You carry a gun and DON'T have a knowledgable criminal defense atty on your speed dial?! Get with it! Take an atty to lunch and put on retainer....... Might be the best money ever spent. If you can't afford one, I foresee a lot of people illegally ( but justifiably) carrying "drop guns" in the post railroading Zimmerman fiasco.

[Okieshooter]

I see comments above about not in my state. Don’t think that it can’t happen. Anyone who is involved in a shooting should be prepared for anything. The first rule should be to not try to defend yourself to the responding officers. It is not their job to determine your guilt or innocence.

Just show them the victim and the gun and GET A LAWYER before saying anything. There is a druggist sitting in prison here in Oklahoma that although I believe that is guilty after seeing the evidence, made his case much harder to defend by talking to the police without a lawyer. I also believe that in his mind he thought what he did was justified.

[Ditter]

bump for later

[Tahoe3002]

Later
(2ndMarDiv?)

[zot]

Here is an excellent analysis of the leftist-racist disinformation campaign in this case: http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/05/trayvon_and_zimmerman_the_structure_and_elements_of_a_disinformation_campaign.html