Argumentative Essay: Difference Between Self Defense And Discrimination

Thank you for your attention in this matter. Ladies and gentlemen, there is a difference between “self defense” and “retaliation”.There is also a difference between what constitutes reasonable doubt, and the amount of excuses that justify the defendant. Ladies of the jury, Zimmerman provoked the fight that night Treyvon Martin was killed. The law does not allow a man to pick a fight with a minor, to then create the need to defend himself.

There is an old cliché “actions speak louder than words”. Judge (Name) we ask you to judge the defendant by his actions, by what he did that night, rather then the words spoken today in the courtroom. His claims today do not match his actions on that night.

We are a nation of laws, each and every one of us must follow these laws. If you have a problem with someone, you come into reasoning, and walk away. Be the bigger person. But in this situation the defendant decided to settle …show more content…
I also want to talk about what I don’t have to prove. The law says I must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that on February 26, 2012, that the defendant struck Trayvon Martin, and did so intentionally, and that there was an absence of self-defense. I don’t have to prove why, what the motive was, or whether the death was cause by a bullet. All I have to prove that the assault had occurred. That is what I has to be proven. That is it. I don’t have to prove that the defendant is a bad person. This case is not based upon proving a judgment of a person but rather the judgment of their actions. Maybe the defendant woke up on the wrong side of the bed or simple was having a bad day, maybe he had too eager to protect his community. The defendant isn’t the first guy who has gotten himself in a bit to much little trouble on a Sunday night, and he won’t be the last man on this planet. But I would ask that you find him accountable for what he did. And that is assault in the second degree murder. Thank