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In reply to the discussion: Trayon Martin yelling for help, that is another clincher [View all]angrychair
(12,296 posts)But surprised by a lot of the comments here. Martin was innocent of any wrong-doing. Period. He was walking home, maybe cutting through yards to do it or even taking the long way home while talking to his girlfriend. So what. it is NOT Zimmerman's call. He is not a cop. He is not even a rent-a-cop. He is normal "John Q. Citizen" with no more obligation than to contact the police if he thinks something is wrong. Someone here stated "if he was walking through my property I'd follow him too" well first, he wasn't on Zimmerman's property. Zimmerman did contact police. Despite being asked NOT TO DO IT, got out of his car and created a confrontation with Martin. Owning a gun DOES NOT make you the police or turn you into Deputy Dogshit because you see someone you THINK might be doing something wrong. It is very clear at this point that several people witnessed bits and pieces of everything that happened, both before and during. So it was not as if Martin was tip-toeing around and hiding in shadows, peeking in windows and such. The final confrontation occurred next to a sidewalk in-between houses well away from the road and where Zimmerman left his car to follow and confront Martin. It is as plain and simple as this: Zimmerman created a confrontation where none had existed. There is no debate on that point. If he had stayed in his car, as requested by the police, the event that changed his life and ended Martin's life, would not have occurred.