Originally Posted By: Matter-eater Man
 Originally Posted By: the G-man
When analyzing a statute, one of the things to look at is the intent of the legislators who enacted it. If the people who wrote and passed the law say it doesn't apply that is good evidence the police misunderstood the law.


The legislators also now have a political motive to get some distance between their law and Zimmerman.


There is a very good chance that, the Florida state legislature has contemporaneous documents, including minutes and memoranda, detailing the evolution of the bill and the opinions of its sponsors and detractors as to what it means.