# Can we please not do this again (Zimmerman media circus)?

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [February 13, 2014, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-not-do-this-again-zimmerman-media-circus/681289 "2014-02-13T23:29:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-not-do-this-again-zimmerman-media-circus/681289/81 "2014-02-16T18:00:33Z")

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> [@Jack\_Batty](#):
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> Dunn wasn’t an ordinary person who was about to be attacked, beaten or shot. There was no gun in that car, no matter how many bullshit “they must have dumped it” theories you’d like to float. No no … in your world, where you get to say “THE LAW! THE LAW!” some sterling moral lawful gun owner can shoot first and not give a shit later and that’s perfectly hunky-dory, because, gosh, no lawful gun owner would ever be so reckless with his weapon.
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> It’s like a broken fucking record with you.

Yeah, I’m quite happy when sterling moral lawful gun owners get to shoot people that threaten them and get away with it.

I’m also happy when nutjobs who shoot at a truck that’s driving away from them get locked up for decades.

I can’t really be upset about what’s happened here. Thug got killed, nutjob got locked up, self defence laws are affirmed and Florida is slightly safer for everyone who lives there.

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