[dr_lew]

I thought the dispatcher said, “we don’t need you to do that,” which does carry an implication that he shouldn’t “do that”, even though it is not an instruction per se. Also, some are saying that Zimmerman did stop following him, and that he was then jumped from behind as he was going back to his car. It will be interesting to see how the defense presents its case.

[recycledchild]

I’m curious as to why no one has made mention of the fact? that it appears after hearing portions of the 911 call, that the dispatcher asked Zimmerman - “which way is he running” - well that is basically the same as the dispatcher IMO telling/asking Zimmerman to “follow” and tell me where/which direction the “suspicious” person is heading - shortly after that question was put to Zimmerman you can hear an out of breath/heavy panting Zimmerman (because he ran? to “follow” so as to find out which direction the kid was going so he could reply to dispatchers question?) dispatcher hears him out of breath and asks if he following... yes...”we don’t need you to...” “OK” says Zim and he was probably glad he could finally stop ... but he told dispatcher he “lost him and had no idea where he was now”. My Conjecture - kid circled around thru the walkways and snuck up on Zimmer... catching him unawares as he headed back to his vehicle...so now we have a young, athletically fit teen confronting older out of shape and still trying to catch his breath male... just my take on things

[trebb]

I thought the dispatcher said, “we don’t need you to do that,” which does carry an implication that he shouldn’t “do that”, even though it is not an instruction per se. Also, some are saying that Zimmerman did stop following him, and that he was then jumped from behind as he was going back to his car. It will be interesting to see how the defense presents its case.

Might as well get some facts before you use it as a negative. The dispatcher carries no legal authority. Following their advice, from an insulated deaf and blind distance, can and probably has gotten the good guys killed. If some goon is coming at you or yours, and you're trying to give a 911 operator the dope on it, would you listen to them if they told you your best best was to drop to the ground and roll in a ball, vs. shooting their ass? Unless you can say yes to that, stop convicting a guy with nonsense. (I know you didn't actually convict him, but that kind of uneducated opinion is exactly what the haters will try to use when real evidence won't get the job done.)