Moore: 'Doesn't Trayvon Martin Have the Right to Kill Zimmerman If Zimmerman Is Stalking Him?'

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[chessplayer]

"Doesn't Trayvon Martin actually have the right to kill George Zimmerman if George Zimmerman is stalking him and the police have told him not to stalk him?"

This question was actually asked Tuesday on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight by schlockumentary filmmaker Michael Moore during a discussion about gun laws in the wake of the shootings in Aurora, Colorado (video follows with transcript and commentary):

MICHAEL MOORE: Can I say something about that? About the Trayvon Martin thing? Let me put it this way. Let's say George Zimmerman’s right when he says Trayvon Martin tried to kill him. Alright. But it was George Zimmerman who was told by the police to quit stalking this boy. And he was the one who was committing the infraction against the law by disobeying the police and going after Trayvon Martin. Doesn't Trayvon Martin actually have the right to kill George Zimmerman if George Zimmerman is stalking him and the police have told him not to stalk him?

[napscoordinator]

We can question all day long, but the only ones who will make that determination are the jury. The rest of us can discuss it until the end of time but it does not matter. All that matters is what the jury ends up saying.

[Dr. Pritchett]

This is why libs are against gun ownership. They would be killing everyone for everything (as they have throughout history).

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Moore should be asked if he thinks the executives of General Motors should have the right to kill him, for stalking them?

Granted, had they done this, it would have saved our nation much bad taste from “Jabba the Filmmaker.”

[apillar]

Hmmm, the fat must be clogging Moore's ear's. I listened to the 911 call and never heard the term “stalk” or “stalking” used or the police tell Zimmerman that he was breaking the law or ordering him not to follow Martin. The only thing I remember hearing was a 911 operator, NOT the police, tell Zimmerman “You don't need to do that.” When he said he was following Martin. That's not exactly an order, If I tell my boss I'm going to work late on a project and he says “You don't need to do that.” It certainly sounds to me like he is telling me that I can if I want, but I don't have to, not ordering me under no certain terms not to.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

The guy’s a complete and utter dingelheimer. He would have had a right to use lethal force to protect himself had Zimmerman attacked him, but that obviously wasn’t the case.

[agere_contra]

But think how many bullets those GM executives would have needed.

Do they even make magazines that size?

[2001convSVT]

“Doesn't Trayvon Martin actually have the right to kill George Zimmerman if George Zimmerman is stalking him and the police have told him not to stalk him?”

Good question, so many of the defenders of Trayvon Martin say YES, that's street law.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Mr. Gun Control is against private gun ownership, but not people killing people. Wonderful.

[tiger-one]

PM is CNN’s BOR

[cripplecreek]

Maybe its just me, but I get the feeling Michael Moore is stalking me.

Just sayin.

[ilovesarah2012]

I listened to him about 5 seconds last night. That was all I could take without throwing something through my TV.

[chris37]

Mr. Moron, stalking is a crime that occurs over an extended period of time, and it is not equivalent to following a suspicious person at all.

Furthermore, the act of stalking someone does not directly place their life in imminent danger, as bashing a person head into concrete repeatedly DOES.

So, no, the thug Martin would not have had the right to shoot Zimmerman.

[rarestia]

NO! The police dispatcher’s SUGGESTION is merely that. Zimmerman had absolutely no legal obligation to follow the dispatcher’s suggestion.

Dispatchers are not deputized law enforcers, and that’s likely to come up in the trial when it gets under way.

[ilgipper]

Actually, I think we can fully accept that a neighborhood watchman who is looking out for the neighborhood is not a fair target to be killed. I would consider that concept to be settled.

[ZX12R]

Just more evidence that liberals are all stoopid imbeciles.

[ShadowAce]

I listened to the 911 call and never heard the term “stalk” or “stalking” used or the police tell Zimmerman that...

911 operators are not police, so it doesn't matter what they tell you.

[CGASMIA68]

I worked 911 trbls for Bell and visited many 911 call centers over many years.I used to listen to some of the calls and the questions these "console operators" asked were pretty lame and wasted valuble minutes.Many of the “console operators” weren't to swift.

[Erik Latranyi]

Libreal mindset:

Black can murder whites for the most minor reason.

Whites should never defend themselves.