Ray From Cleveland
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According to your post, Martin sought out Zimmerman - who, per your description, had lost contacts with him - confronted him, and initiated violence with an assault.
Right?
They can't separate the two situations.
Situation one: Zimmerman sees Martin, calls the police, Martin runs, Zimmerman chases, and loses Martin in a few seconds.
Situation two: After a minute talking with dispatch, Martin returns, assaults Zimmerman and puts him in a potential life or death situation where Zimmerman uses his firearm to stop the assault.
Zimmerman chasing Martin even if a few seconds was not smart; I certainly wouldn't have done it. He wanted to get too involved to help police. However, that does not give Martin legal rights to return and assault a stranger. Nor does it revoke Zimmerman's right to legally use a firearm to stop the assault.