What others say: Examine the facts

Published: Wednesday, March 28 2012 12:00 a.m. MDT

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Any time an unarmed teenager is fatally shot, it may or may not be a crime, but it is unquestionably a tragedy. The killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., near Orlando, has stirred widespread outrage because he was unarmed when he was accosted by a neighborhood watch volunteer in the gated community where Martin was visiting his father. The alleged shooter, George Zimmerman, was not arrested or charged.

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Roland Kayser

Cottonwood Heights, UT

I read an interview withe the Florida legislator who authored the "stand your ground" law. He says the law in no way applies to Zimmerman. Zimmerman was armed and was pursuing Martin. That make him the aggressor. If anything, it gave Martin More..

1:28 a.m. March 28, 2012
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GZE

SALT LAKE CITY, UT

Because he was "a drug user" he deserved to be shot? A 17-year-old kid who was caught holding a bag containing some marijuana seeds? Yes, it does speak volumes about the kind of person he was: He was a teenager.

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8:48 a.m. March 28, 2012
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Moderate

Salt Lake City, UT

Zimmerman can craft whatever story he wants as the only other witness is, conveniently, dead.

9:48 a.m. March 28, 2012
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