[cynwoody]

He did not call 911. He called the non-emergency number.

True, but irrelevant. My mistake.

The question was how Zimmerman should have taken the police advice, "We don't need you to do that", not which line to the police he was on.

[USAF80]

Well we don't know that he did not follow the advice. He could not drive on the sidewalk to follow so he would have had to get out of his truck.

If you look at the map you will see the layout of the complex. It would have been easy for Trayvon to just cross over to the parallel street and continue on home. Zimmerman would have had to return to his truck and drive all the way around. Trayvon could have then crossed back to the sidewalk if he was so scared.

Just Google Retreat View circle, Sanford FL

[Tublecane]

“The question was how Zimmerman should have taken the police advice, “We don’t need you to do that”, not which line to the police he was on.”

He wasn’t on with the police. That right there makes it legally irrelevant. Since when can’t you assert self-defense after failing to heed what a fellow civilian tells you they don’t need you to do? But that’s not the real point. Do we know for sure whether or not he did follow the non-lawful non-order? I’m not aware of any evidence proving he continued to follow Martin afterwards.

[moehoward]

"The question was how Zimmerman should have taken the police advice, "We don't need you to do that",

Well it certainly sounds optional to me. Where as this exchange sounds a little more like they expect him to do it....

[01:20]

911 dispatcher: Let me know if he does anything, OK?

Zimmerman: OK.

911 dispatcher: We’ve got him on the wire. Just let me know if this guy does anything else.

Zimmerman: OK. These assholes. They always get away. When you come to the clubhouse, you come straight in and you go left. Actually, you would go past the clubhouse. [1:39]