[palmer]

Someone mentioned today that in florida that manslaughter inclusion is automatic.

What about Aggravated Assault? That was the other charge mentioned in the article.

[cuban leaf]

What about Aggravated Assault? That was the other charge mentioned in the article.

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Except Zimmerman was acting in self defense. And in florida you are allowed to use deadly force if you fear “great bodily harm”. Several witnesses testified that the head trauma he receieved was more than enough to cause a normal person to believe he was in for a serious beating, and even the injuries he received could have killed him.

And he doesn’t have to even prove that. He only needs to create a reasonable doubt. This is a classic self defense case. The man is guilty of absolutely nothing, except maybe double parking his truck.