progressive hunter
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since you were not there you have no way of knowing who confronted who,,,and Z also had every right to be there
He had a right to be there if he's not pursuing and harassing Martin. But is actions in pursuing someone can certainly be misunderstood. Clearly by the girlfriend's account, Martin viewed the situation as he was being pursued. When viewing it like that suddenly Zimmerman actions look like harassment.
looks can be deceiving...and in this case can get you killed
Well, EXACTLY. Which is why IMO Zimmerman is guilty of manslaughter to some degree. Zimmerman created a dangerous situation with his horrible decision to pursue and confront Martin. Martin sees the situation as some stranger is chasing him. Zimmerman admits Martin knew he had a gun during the altercation. As fart as Martin knew this guy wanted to rob him or worse. Zimmerman unnecessarily creates a very dangerous situation that becomes fatal. A competent prosecutor not caught up in the media hype and race-bating would have tried to prove manslaughter and not 2nd degree.
But we know that Zimmerman pursued Martin. We know Martin had no idea who this person was and tried to elude him. We know Zimmerman was armed and was tired of "all the assholes getting away". We know police told Zimmerman to back off. And we know Martin was walking back to the house he was staying in which was in the development.
The girlfriend's account is the most damaging. Both Zimmerman and Martin are out of breathe before the altercation starts. They didn't get that way by Martin chasing Zimmerman that's for sure.
at no time did the police tell him to back off,,,
and TM could probably run like a rabbit if he was afraid but he didnt,,,he decide to confront Z as per the girlfriends statements