MuadDib
He's called The Stig
- Apr 16, 2012
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There really is no evidence, much less "proof," that Zimmerman "ran."
But, let's not quibble.
Let's pretend that the proof is there.
Ok.
So, in following a guy he found suspicious who was getting away -- after the neighborhood watch guy had called the police about him -- Zimmerman chose to "run."
And?
In your twisted little mind, does this justify Martin turning around on Zimmerman and attacking him (if Zimmerman didn't touch Martin first)?
I'm pretty sure you aren't going to try to claim that there's ANY evidence that Zimmerman touched Martin before Martin struck Zimmerman. Are you?
Did you realize that being followed (even by a guy who is "running") is NOT a crime and does not constitute an "attack?"
Getting away after having done what ?
Irrelevant. Zimmerman wasn't trying to arrest him, apparently.
He was FOLLOWING the young guy to prevent that guy -- whom he had called the cops about -- from getting away at all before the cops could arrive. In other words, he wanted to be able to tell the responding cops where the suspicious guy could be located.
So what?
He's allowed to do that.
I agree. There was nothing illegal or immoral in trying to follow Martin and report to the police where he was and what he was doing.
If you read this article, you get a better understanding about what had been going on in that community and Zimmerman's motivations.