# Would Zimmerman have been convicted in a state without Stand Your Ground?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 14, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-zimmerman-have-been-convicted-in-a-state-without-stand-your-ground/663449 "2013-07-14T02:56:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-zimmerman-have-been-convicted-in-a-state-without-stand-your-ground/663449/41 "2013-07-25T16:06:51Z")

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You can repeat it as many times as you like, but it won’t help if it isn’t true. There _weren’t_ any witnesses to the beginning of the altercation.

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-zimmerman-have-been-convicted-in-a-state-without-stand-your-ground/663449/42 "2013-07-25T17:33:36Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> You can repeat it as many times as you like, but it won’t help if it isn’t true. There _weren’t_ any witnesses to the beginning of the altercation.

Dee Dee was on the phone with Martin when the altercation began.

Regards,  
Shodan

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-zimmerman-have-been-convicted-in-a-state-without-stand-your-ground/663449/43 "2013-07-25T17:39:22Z")

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Unless she was on video chat, I don’t see how that’s relevant.

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