Zimmerman Stuns Court, Waives Right to 'Stand Your Ground' Hearing in Trayvon Martin Case

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141. I don't have the facts to back this up....

... but, I was a member (the founder, actually) of a neighborhood watch program back when they were first being formed (late 1980s.) Ours was formed for the protection of anyone, but mostly children, in our neighborhood, to provide a safe harbor to run to if they were being accosted or attacked on the street. No one in our group had a gun. Every member and their family members had to have a background check. If they passed the background check, they were given a sticker by the police dept to place on their front window or door in clear view of the street. About every onther house in our neighborhood had a sticker. Everyone in the neighborhood was educated on what NW was. Once a year, usually in August, the entire neighborhood got out in the street one afternoon and evening. Street parties, dancing, music. It was held once a year so everyone would MEET THEIR NEIGHBORS, and be involved in the NW Assoc. That evening, everyone would leave their porch lights on all night. There would be a march around the neightborhood, all the kids receiving a light stick to hold, and they would meet McGruff the crime fighting dog when he landed in a helicopter. The kids and parents loved the whole thing, and neighbors would get to know each other. Everyone was invested in it. It worked. The only "crime" we had going on in our neighborhood was child bullies, so it gave their victims a place to run and get away from them.

Now... back to the part where I don't have facts to back this up: I bet you money GZ was not the member of any NW Associa. They will not find his name on a NW member roll anywhere. Not with the neighborhood, not with the police dept. I think George was a self-appointed vigilante type. He took the law into his own hands.

Another dead give-away was when the police Dept didn't take him straight to the hospital to get his injuries documented. His injuries will never stand up in a court of law because they weren't immediately documented. Not two days later, not a week later, not a month later. Injuries have to be documented on the spot... ASAP after the incident. Everything fell through that night.
George killed an innocent kid and the police dept fell through on their job.