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Originally Posted by Sarasa
dr2005, are you viewing the situation as if you are Trayvon Martin? You need to be able to separate what you think you would do in the case. You state you started fights but you won't go pummel in someone's head has nothing to do with this situation. Trayvon Martin did do damage to Zimmerman's face and back of head. He was sitting on Zimmerman when he was shot.
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With all due respect, you have missed the point I was trying to make. My comment had nothing to do with viewing the situation as if I were Trayvon Martin; it was to point out that assuming someone is more likely to get into a fight with a random person on the street because they have a record of fights in school is a fallacy. Yes, there is suggestion that he got into fights at school; yes, he got into a fight with Zimmerman. But saying the two are connected without any supporting evidence is basest speculation, and that's why I flagged it up. I hope that clarifies the situation.
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Originally Posted by Sarasa
One thing that still bothers me is why did Trayvon Martin never call the police? If someone is following you, wouldn't you want to call the police? He was talking to his friend on the phone so he did have a phone. I would call 911 before getting into a fight with someone following me.
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Good question. I suppose it comes down to the "fight or flight" reflex - stopping and phoning the police is something which is more likely to follow the flight course of action. Martin, for whatever reason, went with the fight course of action - perhaps with a view to subduing his pursuer and then phoning the police. I'm not saying it makes a great deal of sense (it doesn't to me, at any rate), but I can see how that would occur to someone his age.