During the Zimmerman trial, we have had DUers argue for his acquittal, which, of course, happened...

[Lizzie Poppet]

11. I always considered Zimmerman culpable.

I understood the acquittal and even accepted that it was not entirely a matter of an intrinsically racist system (that is, the way the case played out in the courtroom made it difficult if not impossible for the jury to convict). But "legal" and "just" are often very different things. This is such a case IMO. For me, the deciding factor was that Zimmerman continued to pursue Martin after being told by the dispatcher that it was unnecessary for him to do so. At that point Zimmerman should have withdrawn from the situation and let the police deal with it.

To me, that makes Zimmerman responsible for what happened. He initiated the confrontation. He sustained the confrontation past the point where he could have been reasonably expected to remove himself. If Martin was the one who actually imitated the physical conflict, that changes nothing (Martin had reasonable grounds to believe he was in danger, and thus had every right to fight for his safety). Martin's death was Zimmerman's fault, period.