policing up the “Sons of Obama”
the sooner the better.....we need more Zimmermens, except ....now we learn.....don’t call the cops.
I wonder how the MSM found out about this case ?
I would argue that George Zimmerman fouled up in several different ways that could have cost him his life, or get him in serious legal trouble, and I’ll explain.
1. Never patrol alone. A Cardinal military rule for very good reasons. Zimmerman lost contact of his target, then lost situational awareness in an unsafe position, so Martin could sneak up on him and jump him.
2. Never rely on just a gun. Guns have a very narrow tactical range of use: speed and ease of use, distance to target, motion of target, ability of target to take a hit without losing momentum, and the list goes on and on.
After analyzing fights down to the millisecond, from a tactical analysis, while a gun is nice, a knife is as good or better. Guns can also be a profound psychological handicap to their user, who might think they impart control, dominance, or overwhelming advantage when they do not.
3. Oddly enough, something Zimmerman did with the police made a lot of experts cringe, because of the incredible risk involved, but for for him it worked. From the very start, without prompting, he told the police the truth, in detail, and volunteered to help them in any number of ways, including a next day walk through before he even had legal representation.
For most situations this is incredibly risky, and not recommended at all. But in his case, the police completely believed him, and everything he says checks out, and his story is set in concrete, and exactly the same every time he tells it.
4. As far as most people in similar situations are concerned, Zimmerman had terrible “public relations luck”, because the media, looking for an excuse, were able to focus on keywords surrounding the incident, namely “unarmed”, “stand your ground”, “profiled”, etc. He needed a spokesman to counter this early on, but didn’t have one, so it snowballed.
A few “counter-keywords” could have quickly shut down this whole circus.