The author obviously did not listen to the trial, or if he did he didn't pay attention. The non-emergency operator asked Zimmerman 'what direction is he heading?'. Zimmerman got out of his vehicle and started walking to the last point he saw Martin before Martin took off running around the corner of the building. When the operator heard the wind on the phone, they asked GZ "are you following him"?. GZ said yes. Operator said "we don't need you to do that".
Zimmerman was already out and walking between the buildings.
"There is no question that Zimmerman had juiced himself into fear and hysteria on the speculation that Martin was “on something” and was necessarily “up to no good,” but a bag of Skittles and a can of Arizona iced tea is hardly loot from a terminating burglary."
Total made up opinion not gathered from testimony at trial. If there were fear and hysteria, why didn't he have his gun out as soon as he stepped out of the vehicle? HE WAS TRYING TO KEEP MARTIN IN SIGHT!
"Of course, because of Stand Your Ground and the instructions to the jury – that if Zimmerman even believed that his own life was in danger he was fully authorized, under SYG, to take Martin out. One busted nose and a bashed in head back later, Martin is dead on the ground, and there was nothing the jury, the judge, the prosecutors, the governor or riled up, disgusted and frustrated middle-class people could do about it. Zimmerman could not be convicted of even illegal parking."
Total nonsense. Zimmerman never invoked SYG at the trial. His lawyers never argued it. This was a straight self-defense trial.
Hey idiot, there was nothing they could do about it because Zimmerman justifiably defended himself against a vicious, unprovoked attack. That is the law.
I didn't even read any more after that tripe.
Try again, the article as a whole is really quite amazing.