Ignore that youre calling Zimmerman’s recollection of events factual (have repeatedly) and ignore that the man just may have an agenda. Ignore that he harrassed and scared a 17 year old kid, based not on a crime committed, but because the kid was black. Ignore that Martin’s family has every right to demand a thorough investigation. But you definitely are quick to tell me I’m “making things up” when I state he was released at the scene instead of after questioning, which was an error on me. So I accept that, can you accept that no one knows what happened and Zimmerman acted improperly (even if legal).
I'll say that nobody knows 100% of what happened that night. Since they already investigated the matter, I'd also say though that the police know a heck of a lot more about what happened than anybody else outside of Zimmerman. They investigated the shooting and decided that the evidence apparently backed up the version that Zimmerman gave them. Absent any evidence (I repeat, ANY evidence) to make me doubt their competence, I'll believe they made the right call. Whether Martin's parents, or the left, or a percentage of the black population want to make this a political issue is not relevant.
and Zimmerman acted improperly (even if legal).
Can't go along with you there. He was doing what was expected of him in letting the police know about what he considered suspicious activity, in accordance with training received from the police at the neighborhood watch training sessions. The police didn't specifically tell him NOT to follow Martin. They didn't tell him they didn't WANT him to follow Martin. They said they didn't NEED him to do it. With Zimmerman being the one on the scene, having to make the decisions, I'm not going to say that he acted improperly, solely based on how tragic the consequences turned out to be. I wasn't there, so I'm not in a position to judge him guilty of "acting improperly".