Trayvon Martin Deadly Force Case Study

I believe that the high courts should not require a specific standard for a citizen having to use deadly force to protect themselves.If you are to the point of your life where you are threatened by an outside force then you need to defend yourself by any means necessary.One case that I would like to go back to is the case where George Zimmerman saw a black male by the name of Trayvon Martin.

He was unaware why Martin was in the area while it was dark out.He decided that he wanted to pursue him to find out his true intentions on what he was doing out so late.He had called the dispatch and they told him to wait and let the officer get to the area.He was being negligent by not listening to the dispatch and fired.Some people believed that self-defense.Some people feel afraid of the things that they cannot see and they try to react in the best way that they feel is right. …show more content…
When you add the context “Fearfull for one’s Life then you have a reason why many people that shoot someone claim self-defense.Self-defense cases are generated by controversy and stereotypes.Going back to the case of George Zimmerman who fatally shot Trayvon Martin and claimed that he was acting under the guidelines of self-defense.The courts should just believe that when someone uses deadly force that they had a legit reason for why they had to do what they had to do.When the courts ask for a standard for self-defense because it can be handled in different