Confrontation is legal. Martin’s right to swing his fist ended at Zimmerman’s nose.
Thank you. Too many people cannot distinquish between the law and all their "could haves" and "should haves."
I personally think he ABSOLUTELY "should have" followed and confronted strangers in his neighborhood given the recent break-ins. The poster you address thinks he "should have" avoided doing so.
However, it matters not what either of us (or the 911 operator) think or say. Our particular feelings, philosophies and sentimentalities don't matter for s**. What matters is the LAW.
Zimmerman had every LEGAL right to follow the "kid" and ask him whatever he pleased. The "kid" had no LEGAL right whatsoever to physically attack Zimmerman. Once he did, Zimmerman had every LEGAL right to defend himself.
This is why Zimmerman hasn't been charged with a crime.
It is important to the “thug” community that Neighborhood Watch programs be shut down because they deter criminal behavior.