I have not been following this story, but I have read some articles this morning. He was by no means 200 lbs. IIRC he was 140 lbs, tall and lanky, nicknamed something like “Slim.” As far as the incident, I don’t really know exactly what happened, so far I’ve only read some stories about his behavior and suspension (for tardiness), and that he was never in any trouble for violence. But all I know is what was reported. Judging by the pictures, there’s no way that kid was 200 lbs, or I’d eat my laptop.
The pictures are from several years ago. I’ve been seeing 160lbs as his weight in other stories.
The media is trying to play this for sympathy to mobilize blacks for Obamalini and to make whites feel guilty - a black child shot down in cold blood by a “white” man, which is why they are using the old photos. This is a very tired script and a complete inversion of the reality of racial crime in this country.
This is beginning, however, to look like the Duke non-rape case. Nevertheless, if Zimmerman did shoot Morgan for no reason he needs to be punished as prescribed by law.