[wtc911]

It's possible that Martin escalated the situation and became the aggressor.

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What we know is that an un-armed Martin tried to get away from the stranger who was stalking him by car and on foot. Zimmerman says so himself on the tape. That is action to avoid confrontation.

We also know from the tape that an armed Zimmerman followed and pursued Martin. That is an aggressive action.

This desire to turn the actions around baffles me.....not really.

[saleman]

“Martin tried to get away from the stranger”
That’s one way of looking at it. Another way of looking at it was he was running away cause he was up to no good. But we don’t have any evidence of that. Either.

“who was stalking him by car and on foot. Zimmerman says so himself on the tape”

Zimmerman said he was stalking him? That’s a new one.

“We also know from the tape that an armed Zimmerman followed and pursued Martin”

Followed, yes. Pursued? I guess that depends on your agenda. Anything illegal or sinister about following a suspicious person in your neighborhood?

[Moonman62]

What we know is that an un-armed Martin tried to get away from the stranger who was stalking him by car and on foot. Zimmerman says so himself on the tape. That is action to avoid confrontation.

And then what happened?

We also know from the tape that an armed Zimmerman followed and pursued Martin. That is an aggressive action.

Was he walking or running? Was he doing anything in particular that was aggressive or illegal?