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In reply to the discussion: The moment we've all been waiting for - pics of Zimmermans head wounds [View all]2pooped2pop
(5,420 posts)lets say that :
1)Trayvon was in the neighborhood to steal ur cd's from ur car.
2) all of the wounds are real and caused by Trayvon or the scuffle.
3) the doctors diagnosis is legit
Zimmerman is still the aggressor. Once the kid was on the run, no one other than legal law enforcement (not wanna be's) had the right to pursue him.
Zimmerman acted as vigilante. Zimmerman ignored directions from 911 operator to stay put and NOT PURSUE.
Fighting back is not a crime and I would expect that any of us would do the same.
Zimmerman's actions caused the death of a kid that there is zero evidence that was doing anything illegal. Even if the kid was in that neighborhood to commit a crime, it is not worth killing over.
Zimmerman is not a cop. Zimmerman has many people coming out saying he intimidated them with racist slurs and cop wanna be be, heavy handed behavior.
The police should have stopped Zimmerman from acting this way before this happened. He had called the police numerous times. They should have made it perfectly clear that the right to bear arms does not equate with the right to be a vigilante. They should have cooled his heels long before this happened.
Zimmerman's own decision to continue the pursuit led to the death of a minor. It will be manslaughter but should be murder in the 2nd.
Zimmerman had safety in his car and could have driven away at any time. The kid had no safe place and was being pursued by what he must have thought was a racist madman.
In my opinion Zimmerman did shoot in self defense of sorts. After he harassed, frightened and stalked a person, the person fought back. Zimmerman was not winning the fisticuffs and used his weapon. But none of that would have happened if Zimmerman had not continued his unauthorized pursuit of a kid.
It was Zimmerman's actions that caused everything.
If the kid pulled out a gun and shot Zimmerman, he would have been in the right to do so.
Zimmerman went looking for a fight, found one, was losing it, so he killed him. It was still Zimmerman who was looking for the fight not the kid.
manslaughter at least.
for anyone who wants to say "prove your facts" NO. This is my opinion and enough has been written that you all already know the facts.