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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 954648" data-attributes="member: 14668">Possibly.However, he wouldnt have been the victim of a beating attack in the first place if he would have remained in his vehicle and let the police do their job instead of choosing to chase down and apprehend a person who had not committed any sort of violent crime.This is a pretty wild thread when I of all people find myself in agreement with TOS, but I gotta call &#039;em like I see &#039;em. I have owned guns all my life and I have held a concealed handgun permit for over 15 years, and under no circumstances would I ever attempt to &quot;play cop&quot; and try to apprehend someone unless they were in the act of committing a violent felony (rape, murder, brutal assault etc.) that left me with no other choice but to use deadly force.Even if this kid had been walking up the street smashing car windows and slashing tires, that did not give Zimmerman the right to do anything other than call 911 and provide police with a description and location of the subject. The purpose of a &quot;neighborhood watch&quot; program is not to act as a vigilante force, it is to act in support of the police by being a good witness and providing additional eyes and ears on the street.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soberups, post: 954648, member: 14668"] Possibly. However, he wouldnt have been the victim of a beating attack in the first place if he would have [I]remained in his vehicle and let the police do their job [/I]instead of choosing to chase down and apprehend a person who had [I]not[/I] committed any sort of violent crime. This is a pretty wild thread when I of all people find myself in agreement with TOS, but I gotta call 'em like I see 'em. I have owned guns all my life and I have held a concealed handgun permit for over 15 years, and under [I]no[/I] circumstances would I [I]ever[/I] attempt to "play cop" and try to apprehend someone unless they were in the act of committing a violent felony (rape, murder, brutal assault etc.) that left me with no other choice but to use deadly force. Even if this kid had been walking up the street smashing car windows and slashing tires, that did [I]not[/I] give Zimmerman the right to do anything other than call 911 and provide police with a description and location of the subject. The purpose of a "neighborhood watch" program is [I]not[/I] to act as a vigilante force, it is to act [I]in support[/I] of the police by being a good witness and providing additional eyes and ears on the street. [/QUOTE]

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