On 14/07/2013 5:35 PM, Pete C. wrote:

>> High end? Have you seen the place? It's a cheap townhouse community. The
>> houses butt up against each other like apartments. The gates are only there
>> to keep unneccessary traffic out. The homes are very much low end starter
>> houses.
>
> Regardless of whether you think the place is high class or low class,
> the fact remains that it is a private gated community, not a public
> sidewalk and the laws that apply to private property are different from
> public property. Trayvon was there only as a guest and was most
> certainly subject to being asked why he was there.
>


Well that's just it. The *law*. The law does not change, just the rules
that the local community makes, but which do not carry the force of law.