# Mea Culpa: George Zimmerman case **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 11, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mea-culpa-george-zimmerman-case/624858 "2012-06-11T23:32:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![Honesty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f04885/32.png) [@Honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honesty)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mea-culpa-george-zimmerman-case/624858/5 "2012-06-12T00:15:39Z")
> [@(new) smiling bandit](#): > > … > So, in short, I rushed to judge a man who may have done nothing wrong, and should have engaged in a more thorough study of the facts. That’s all well and good, but I’m curious how would you respond to the old you, specifically this: > [@Florida's Stand Your Ground law - good or bad law? Poorly understood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floridas-stand-your-ground-law-good-or-bad-law-poorly-understood/616560/21): > > Yes, the murderer claimed he was acting in self-defense. _Why not?_ **He stood to lose nothing by doing so** and clouding the issue. (emphasis mine) I think you make a good point here and would be curious to hear how you’d _specifically_ rebut it. Thanks. - Honesty --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mea-culpa-george-zimmerman-case/624858)._