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In reply to the discussion: OMG!! A witness was actually watching the struggle as the shot went off and turns out it was GZ on [View all]Aerows
(39,961 posts)And frankly, considering that he had no blood on him at all, I suspect Zimmerman was standing away from him when he shot him. When people get shot, there is blood and tissue flying around. I have to believe if you shot an unarmed person in self-defense, that person was at close enough range that you are going to get some blood on you.
Unless, of course, they are fleeing FROM you, you are pursuing them on foot, and pull the trigger because you don't want them to "get away".
How close was Trayvon to his home? If he was pretty close to his home, Zimmerman could have misinterpreted it as him "breaking in", but hell, that doesn't warrant gunning somebody down, either. I didn't think even the police could shoot a suspect in the back that is fleeing.
Maybe Zimmerman accidentally pulled the trigger. In any case, it's still his fault because he had the poor judgment to chase after someone without cause - and there is no cause whatsoever if you don't see them doing something wrong - and with a gun.
The last thing we need as a society is people running around gunning people down because they "think" they might be guilty, and the last thing we need is for people to get away with that behavior.