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

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188. He should have been in jail for instigating the confrontation

The DA may have bungled the case; some of the DU legal eagles seem to think so.

The judge may have prejudiced the jury by not allowing them to consider the circumstances leading up to the confrontation; other of the DU legal eagles seem to think so.

As far as I'm concerned, Zimmerman didn't have the right to stalk a stranger practically up to the person's house without consequences and confrontation. Martin was defending himself and his family, as far as I'm concerned. He didn't want to lead a stalker back to his home, he was on foot while Zimmerman had a car, so escape was not necessarily an option, either.

Now, you figure that when person is stalking another person, particularly a young athletic person, without apparent fear, the stalkee would logically have to figure the stalker must have something that gives the stalker a pretty big advantage. Either a weapon, or other accomplices, or both.

The stalkee, Martin, had every reason to fear Zimmerman, and with avenues of escape cut off, to confront him, even to strike preemptively.

The only thing I can see he did wrong was that he didn't call 911 to report the suspicious person, but considering the difficult relationship that minorities have with the police...