a) A 911 operator has no authority to tell anyone to do anything.
b) Can't find it now, but there was a recording of a 911 call where a woman said she had a gun and was hiding from a burglar and the 911 operator told her not to shoot. So, in this case, when she shot the guy, she was “wrong” to do so? After all, she didn't do what the 911 operator told her to do. What about that guy in Texas that shot the burglars that went after his neighbors home? He shot the guys even though the 911 operator told him not to. Was he wrong?
c) We see all the time after a citizen successfully resists being victimized, the police saying on camera, “Well, we don't recommend people fight back. . .” So, if someone fights back they are wrong? because the police say don't fight back?
We don't know what happened as the stories of the sequence leading up to the first blow being thrown by the thug, but there are a few clear facts, namely, the thug went after Z when Z was returning to his car, and witnesses also say the thug was on top of Z, pummeling him and Z was hollering for help (no one helped). Z defended himself from being possibly beat to death by the 6'2” thug/gansta, or shot when the thug found Z’s gun.
Photos of the REAL thug are most instructive when compared to the supposed innocent 13-yr old in the photo the family released.
Hulka, I have been looking all over for current pictures of the deceased "innocent" Martin with no luck. Have you found any?
It is Zimmerman's statement that Martin attacked him when he was returning to his truck. That is not an established fact, just the story told by a guy claiming self defense.
Photos of the REAL thug are most instructive when compared to the supposed innocent 13-yr old in the photo the family released.
That is bugging me too. Do you have a link to recent picture of Trayvon, since you seem to indicate that you have seen them? The race baiters are doing their best to make Trayvon out to be a scrawny weakling incapable of hurting a fly.