If you get out of that car and approach me ~ that's all I need. YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS getting inside my comfort zone. If I'm up against a wall there's no choice but to attempt in anyway I can to get away from you even if it means bowling you over.
It is a fair presumption that if I am encountering a young Hispanic male at night who I do not know, and he's trying to stop me from doing what I want to do, that he means me NO GOOD, and that he's probably armed and may kill me.
Fur Shur neighborhood watch folks should not behave like your typical armed robber out for a stickup.
We have a neighborhood watch ~ had it for 3 decades. This is a multi-ethnic area with people from 35 different countries. We've never had a killing on the street.
Comfort zone are you kidding me?
“If you get out of that car and approach me ~ that’s all I need. YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS getting inside my comfort zone.”
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This whole thing seems to be very emotional for you. Perhaps I’m misreading this but, if what you’re inferring is that if someone on a neighborhood watch is following you then you will physically attack that person if they “get in your comfort zone”, you might want to consider whether an “anger management” course could be helpful.
I think very few folks here are defending the entirety of Zimmerman’s actions—he clearly displayed bad judgement and immaturity. His actions are troubling to me. As for me, I’m waiting for all the facts to come out before I render final judgment on this.