The only thing Zimmerman is guilty of is bad judgment. He made his call and he shouldn’t have left his truck. On the other hand, if he wanted to ask someone strange who they were and what they were doing there, he had the right to do so. Rude, but within his rights.
Trayvon, on the other hand, is guilty of being both violent and stupid. He was the last person that could have prevented his death and didn’t chose to do so. He didn’t have to attack Zimmerman and he could have backed off at any time without getting shot.
No HONEST jury, in an HONEST trial, will convict Zimmerman. Doesn’t mean he’ll get one, though.
And that won’t keep the justice system from bankrupting him.
It’s being reported on the ajc.com (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) website that the feds are now investigating this as a hate crime. Sorry, don’t know how to post the article.
The problem for the police is that under FL's Stand Your Ground law, they would have the burden of proof of showing Zimmerman's actions were NOT self defense.
The media is going out of their way to fan the flames by showing photos of Martin from when he seems to be about 13, rather than more recent photos like this one:
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Please provide a link to a genuine PD released statement or tape that states that Martin attacked Zimmerman.
And, as for martin backing away...according to the PD released tape of Zimmerman's call --- he did --- he ran.
But, if you have a real source for your statement feel free to share it with us all.