I disagree. Zimmerman had every right as a member of the neighboorhood watch to follow someone he thought was acting suspicously in his neighborhood. If the suspicous person then turns and assaults him of course he has the right to defend himself. I’m not sure where your strongly held “feelings” come from, but it doesn’t appear to be based on the known facts of the case.
He was unarmed.
The law said he could use LETHAL FORCE only if he felt in fear of his life, and, lo and behold when he was accosted by an armed Hispanic male on a dark rainy night he would certainly have been allowed by Florida law to KILL Zimmerman.
No doubt you'd had your pistol out and would have been pumping round after round into Zimmerman if you'd been put in the same position.
BTW, that law does not say that ONLY the guy with the gun has the right of self-defense.
That’s right, he has a right to watch. That’s what security guards do, observe and report.
He was told to stand down and not do anything else beyond that. He choose to confront the perp anyway.
There is no credible defense in this situation.