Sal wrote:It's a pretty simple concept.
If you kill someone and want to claim self-defense, you should have to explain why it was self-defense.
The prosecution should not to have to explain why it wasn't self-defense.
That's absurd, and the definition of an unfair burden ...
... but, that's the law in FLA and 16 other states thanks to the NRA and ALEC.
They want America to be the wild, wild, west where 50% of the population are cowboys and the other 50% are packing in the hopes of not becoming a victim of one of the cowboys.
I believe Zimmerman explained why it was self-defense, more than one time, to the police. It was recorded and the jury got to hear it, as well as see the re-enactment video. Is that not good enough for you?