[NormsRevenge]

while we can speak to Zimmerman’s state of mind, it’s not so easy to do so with Martin now . He had a rough 2012 so far, now it’s a complete loss. If he felt like he was being tailed.. or ‘oppressed’ again.. wellll..

I can understand in high crime areas how some are ready to do what they have to to defend themselves, but.. is this a case of just let the system do its job and maybe he should have just kept driving.. I again go back to precipitating events and better judgment being lacking.. on both parties.

[Niteranger68]

Some people want to hide or look the other way in the presence of possible danger, which is a normal human trait (don't want anyone peeing in their pants). Mr Zimmerman apparently took the problem of crime in his neighborhood very seriously and had a proactive approach in his surveillance. Maybe Mr Martin felt dissed that someone had the nerve to watch him so he decided to serve up a beating as a lesson to Mr Zimmerman, but that's pure speculation. Based on the facts I have read, there is no reason (yet) to charge Mr Zimmerman with anything.