Glad you're here! And thank you for this post! I am NOT a psychologist. Just an observer and mom and older woman who's been around for long enough to spend a fair amount of time studying and pondering human nature a little bit. TOTAL amateur here, but I do like trying to figure out people's deep-seated motivations to understand what makes them tick and do what they do, and what kind of behavioral displays to expect. Not that you can predict what people do, but I think you can piece together trends, or inclinations, of some sort, and at least get some minimal idea of who/what you're dealing with.
Your assessment is incredibly interesting and valid, I think. I'm sure the "macho" thing plays out HUGELY with this particular individual, and in all the permutations you've considered.
And I walk a weird line here. I do indeed fervently hope that he will get his someday, even while I hate the idea of wishing evil on anyone. I also hate the whole idea of rewarding and reinforcing bad behavior, as I fear this jury's ruling will do - not only with Zimmerman but also with all the Rambo-wannabes out there with grudges and hard-ons to play Lone Ranger and the certainty that God is on their side, especially with firearms so easily accessible. And I just LOVE that ridiculous, unbalanced, nauseating "it's God's will" cop-out crap that these types inevitably tend to hide behind. 
Sadly, he HAS NOT been given the message that what he did was not okay. Quite the opposite! So he will learn nothing from this. Which is very bad news for all the rest of us who have to live with him and be alert about him, and keep even our older children safe from him, and watch over OUR shoulders for his approach. After all, as far as I know, he has been allowed to get his gun back. His track record even before this was NOT good. There's no reason to expect that he'll learn or grow from this, or get beyond it, or deal with some pretty awful, deep-seated stuff that drives him to this kind of response. He still stands in total unrepentant certitude that he did the "right" thing and has nothing to apologize for, or regret.
We are ALL at risk as long as he walks free.
I think your conclusions are spot-on. Thanks for posting them!
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