Did Trayvon Martin stand his own ground against the intrusion of being followed?

Question

Did Trayvon Martin counter the threat of being followed
in the best way he knew how?

Wouldn't that have been his right -- to stand 'his' ground as well?

Thanks for your thoughts.

Answer 1

Yes. People should consider it this way and the prosecution should have put it this way. Picture your 17 year old WHITE son walking down the street and being followed by someone first in his car and then on foot. It would be perfectly understandable for that kid to believe this guy was a perv and had some nefarious motives. Yes he could have run away home or called the police but instead he chose to face his stalker and confront him. Zimmerman didn't announce that he was part of the neighborhood watch and don't tell me he didn't have a chance to! He could have told him who he was from his vehicle even before he got out and followed him! If any other 17 year old kid was being followed by some stranger you would expect him to react just the way Trayvon had. And though Trayvon may have thrown the first punch and was(or wasn't) hitting Z's head on the ground the wounds were minor. Z didn't have a concussion and I think he could have handled the situation better than pulling out his gun and shooting some unarmed kid.

Answer 2

Yes, but he should have done it in a diplomatic way. All he would have needed to do was to ask Zimmerman what he was doing. Maybe even introduced himself and ask if Zimmerman could use some help on the neighborhood watch.

Answer 3

Yes he stood his own ground now he is part of the ground. Did you hear the verdict ?. Let the poor boy rest in peace he Fd up and he payed with his life. The End.

Answer 4

Yes, exactly. He had a right to defend himself because the felt threatened. If he had carried a gun, he would have been entitled to shoot Zimmerman under the stand your ground law. Zimmerman was following him in the dark, and had a gun. Anyone would have felt threatened if followed by Zimmerman that way, and who knows what Zimmerman was saying, or if he already had his gun out. Trayvon would have been entitled to defend himself, but in Florida, only if he had been white.

Answer 5

Only if it is illegal in Florida to follow someone, and I don't think it is. Why he didn't just walk home (which was less than a minute away) or call the cops is beyond me.

Answer 6

He wasn't threatened and he wasn't attacked by GZ. Treyvon threw the first punch (the only punches) & was slamming GZ's head against a concrete curb.

He was also taller by about 6 inches than GZ & from what I read on another website he thought George was a gay guy trying to pick him up which is why he bashed him.

Apparently that is what his girlfriend told a cable channel (not FOX).

Answer 7

1) No. Chasing somebody down and attacking them doesn't qualify as stand your ground.

2) Even if what he did qualified under the law, it would not have removed Zimmerman's right to defend himself.

Answer 8

I think he did more than "stand his ground", which is why Zimmerman had to "stand HIS ground".

Answer 9

Stalked is the word.