[Verginius Rufus]

John Ransom is an idiot. He would have been killed if he had been in that situation.

Zimmerman only fired his gun because Trayvon saw it and was trying to grab it to kill him with it. He had to choose between killing and being killed.

[stephenjohnbanker]

” Zimmerman only fired his gun because Trayvon saw it and was trying to grab it to kill him with it. He had to choose between killing and being killed. “

Exactly.