I don't think Zimmerman really intended to kill Trayvon.

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125. The only thing that bothers me about that

scenario is if you were confronted by someone you knew had a gun who was attempting to detain you, would you fight or remain calm so as not to escalate things further? I know I would be still and quiet if the person had a gun, fists will never be able to compete with a firearm unless you're really crafty with a splash of good luck on the side.

However, I'm not Trayvon, who was a teenage boy after all, I'm a 40 year old woman with a bit more wisdom than a teenager. There is no doubt he was probably braver than I would have been, but it may have got him killed. On the other hand, maybe he fought because Zimmerman was hurting him in the process of attempting to detain him.

At the end of the day, I do believe whatever happened, Zimmerman was most to blame, if not completely culpable. He was the one who at the very least made most of the wrong decisions which ended with a tragedy that didn't need to happen. He's the one who decided to keep tabs, call the non-emergency number, followed him when told it wasn't needed and possibly was carrying the gun before any confrontation occurred, not having it concealed. At most I think Trayvon's only bad decision was not staying home after he arrived there, and what I mean by that is according to Rachel's testimony he was just outside his father's house before Zimmerman got close enough for the confrontation to begin, a little time goes by and then proceeds to get shot several houses away from where his father lived. Of course that doesn't exonerate Zimmerman at all, there were several things he could have done differently that would have prevented this and I'm in no way excusing his guilt.

Sadly we're never going to know exactly what occurred, all we can do is speculate. It's just a terrible shame it had to happen that way.