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In reply to the discussion: Why did this girl cause her own murder? [View all]bupkus
(1,981 posts)Because Zimmerman began the interaction when he pursued Martin. Zimmerman's actions led inevitably to his shooting Martin.
Your analogy to someone leaving their home and getting mugged is ridiculous. People have to leave their homes for myriad reasons. Zimmerman left his truck for one reason only -- to pursue Martin.
People readily make excuses for Zimmerman but they refuse to recognize the simple fact that if Zimmerman hadn't initiated this "interaction" Trayvon Martin would have gone home to watch the game and eat his Skittles. Martin had every right to be where he was. Zimmerman had no right to "interact" with Martin. Zimmerman was the agitator and aggressor and if Martin had been the one with the 9 mm I bet you and others like you wouldn't be searching for ludicrous excuses for the young black man who shot the white guy.
And please spare me the BS about Zimmerman's "mixed" race. In our society that is so focused on race Zimmerman passes for white every day of his life and I guaranty you he doesn't refute the status or take the time to clarify his pseudo-racial makeup.