[RobbyS]

He was told not to pursue the guy but to wait for the cops. That was his mistake. If he had been attacked in his car, he would have been within his rights to use his weapon, to stand his ground.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

You don't understand.

The Alinskyites have been preparing this anti-white gun owner campaign for decades.

They thought this was their chance.

But he ain't white, he was attacked, and there is an eyewitness.

This thing will backfire on them.

[smoothsailing]

Working links:

Witness:

http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/state/witness-martin-attacked-zimmerman-03232012

Police Report:

http://www.sanfordfl.gov/investigation/docs/Twin%20Lakes%20Shooting%20Initial%20Report.pdf

City Manager Statement to Public:

http://www.sanfordfl.gov/investigation/docs/Zimmerman_Martin_shooting.pdf

[palmer]

Here’s my version: some idiot stalks another idiot. The second idiot turns and punches the first idiot. The first idiot pulls his gun and shoots the second idiot.

[jpsb]

There are two possible versions and without knowing which is the truth I am having a hard time with this. What if zimmerman was pursuing Trayvon and Trayvon decided to confront his pursuer?

Or what if Zimmerman stopped pursuing Trayvon and Trayvon sensing weakness jumped him?

Need more reliable info. Also need to know if the shooting happened on private property and who owned that property.

[Theoria]

4.) He called a non-Emergency line, not 911.

5.) He did lose sight of Mr. Martin--'We' still don't know if he headed back to his vehicle

6.) Pure speculation on who confronted who. And what a confrontation means.

7.) He had a 'bloody' nose-- Speculation if it was broken.

9.) Still speculation.

Mr. Zimmerman, is innocent until proven guilty.

[eccentric]

Your key defense points #5 and 6 are crucial to the defense, but have no evidence to back them up.

[Rooivalk]

When you look into the background of this Zimmerman you see he was a ticking timebomb just waiting to go off:

To wit:
At the very least, a series of 46 emergency calls made by Zimmerman over the past six years document a man vigilant about keeping his neighborhood safe and orderly. The calls include complaints about unruly people at the pool, potholes, dumped trash, and kids playing in the street. In recent months, as the neighborhood saw an uptick in crime, including burglaries and a shooting, Zimmerman's calls had focused on specific suspects, the majority of them young black men.

"“The newly released police calls paint Zimmerman as a man obsessed with law and order, with the minutiae of suburban life, and with black males,” writes Mother Jones' Adam Weinstein."

Source: The Christian Science Monitor, March 24, 2012
I conclude that Zimmerman had a beef with Black people and was a busy body with a gun. Now he has blood on his hands.

[snowstorm12]

Zimmerman did not have any identifying clothing like the Guardian angels watch group.

He wasn’t minding his own business. He was acting like a creeper or local pervert. The guys that drive around slowly in vans and kidnap kids. 100% creeper!

Many people should file charges against anyone acting like Zimmerman in their neighborhood for siccing the cops on them when no crime is commited. stop abusing the 911 system as well. black men should start getting out their cellphone cameras for harassment lawsuits! That would put some of these people in their place and stop them from harassing people in the neighborhood.

[ezcritter]

Reading your post it sounds like you are making a threat to
anyone that does not see things as you do.

Watching TV I have heard the cell phone calls from Zimmerman. Did not sound like he felt threatened. Sounds
more like he is a bully.

He may get away with killing this young boy. But it is a
fearful thing to stand before the Living God, which he will do someday.

[Revolting cat!]

I just received a question from a pen pal friend: (caution, provocative)

What will happen on your Free Republic, when it comes out in a day or two that George Zimmerman had converted to Islam?

(I think he meant ‘if’ not ‘when’ - Rc!)

[PghBaldy]

I support Zimmerman unless facts warrant a different decision on my part. I have since this became the number 1 news story for days on end. It is madness. I have friends of mine posting about it on FB, and I get so ticked off about the rampant evil that has taken over this country. The evil that to disagree with them is to be labelled a racist. I don’t consider this a tragedy, per se. A tragedy means Trayvon was innocent. I am not so sure of it, but given the massive astroturfing manufactured outrage at this case, I may never change my mind.