Thread: Trayvon Martin (pardon me if this subject is verboten.)

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

I don't know, if Zimmerman listens to the 911 operator no one gets shot and he can tell his buddies about that time he scared off the hoodlum with skittles.

I don't understand this arguement either. According to what is laid out on the table now Travon came back to his car when Zimmerman was not actively pursuing, so following, not following would not necissarily enter into the equation. Nor is that reason for standing your own ground, leagally there is nothing wrong with following someone. In addition the operator states that they do not NEED him to follow him, which the 911 operator is not an authority, and is just more than likely trying to keep him away from harm. Zimmerman had a good bit of experience with neighborhood watch and had probably heard this several other times and not listened... in the other cases though he got the bad guy arrested.

He deserves a fair trial no matter what, and from what is going on so far that is not going to happen. There is a chance the grand jury would throw it out and because of that they were not allowed to vote on it, which is the whole point of the grand jury and part of a fair trial IMO. If evidence does come up that he was the aggressor then by all means he needs to be punished. I just see no angle for that to come from at this point other than someone lying, but as always I could be wrong...