by barnett » Sun Apr 15, 2012 3:07 pm
First, we do not know if he acted in self defense. At this point there is no way to tell. It is just speculation either way. The one thing good about a trial is the truth will come out (not political bs).
But to answer your question, something like this happened in Texas. Remember the Joe Horn controversy?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Horn_shooting_controversy
The 911 call of Joe Horn:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLtKCC7z0yc
The reaction of the people in the neighborhood to the black groups when they tried to protest:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBSeqsDT_HY
Joe Horn was no billed by the grand jury. Texas did not bow down to any political group in this situation. The difference between the Horn shooting and the Zimmerman shooting is in the Horn shooting there was never any doubt that he shot criminals.