“Arguably, Martin’s transit of the common area of the neighborhood was patronizing a public place and Zimmerman interfered with it because of Martin’s race.”
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If it was a gated community how can where he was walking be considered a public place?
Makes no sense.
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As a guest of a resident, Martin would be considered to have a legal right to transit the common area.
It was private property, not public. Z was questioning a non resident as to why he was there, perfectly legal as Z was part of the Watch program.