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In reply to the discussion: Zimmerman apologists always run into same problem. Person minding their own business ended up dead. [View all]Youngat50
(17 posts)People have a right to follow anyone they see fit. There is no law that says that if you walk through my neighbor's yard, I cannot follow that same path for "X" amount of minutes to make sure I'm not "following" you. If you walk down the street, I have every right to walk down the same street right behind you. If you walk in circles in the street, I have the right to do the exact same thing behind you.
You are trying to put someone not having a right to do something, and someone doing something you don't agree with in the same bucket, however they are not the same.
I doubt seriously that my neighbor "loaded up" when he followed the young man, as there was no mention of a gun. Nor would my husband "load up" to follow a suspicious person either. Not everyone who follows a suspicious person "loads up."
In the Martin/Zimmerman case, someone died because someone had a gun and used it. They did not die because they were followed. The two issues are completely separate.
Following a suspicious person has nothing to do with "vigilantism." It has everything to do with being an alert, responsible citizen. Police cannot be at each of our homes 24 hours a day. They cannot reach our homes within seconds of a 911 call being made. They often rely on the observations and monitoring activities of citizens. And that's what we are talking about here. Some
No kid lost his life because my neighbor was following him either. He did go to jail, which he deserved.