Its a matter of law not how one feels.
If you think Zimmerman shouldn’t go “scot-free” then he needs to have broken the law and in doing so someone died as a result.
Exactly where did he break the law?
It isn’t a crime to follow someone. It isn’t even a crime to ask the person being following what they are doing there. This was all on private property.
If you think Zimmerman shouldn’t go “scot-free” then he needs to have broken the law and in doing so someone died as a result.
Exactly where did he break the law?
It isn’t a crime to follow someone. It isn’t even a crime to ask the person being following what they are doing there. This was all on private property.
I am not a lawyer, so I don't know what laws could be applied here. Laws aren't firm cut-and-dry rules; there are always interpretations and applications, necessitating much discussion over whether a particular act is or is not legal.
I do not know anything about this case other than what has been publicized and opined. I *do* know that the 911 operator told Zimmerman to stay away, which he did not do (and which would have been prudent).
I'm afraid that if Zimmerman is not punished (even by a slap on the wrist), we'll see a deluge of similar incidents, all pointing at the Zimmerman case for their defense.
I do not know whether it is criminal to follow someone. But, having been in the position of being followed without knowing why, I can attest that it is *very* scary. If Zimmerman was, in fact, following Martin, then it would have been very reasonable for Martin to suspect that Zimmerman had criminal intent. Martin may have attacked out of fear for his safety.