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Old July 7, 2013, 10:50 PM   #92
ClydeFrog
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post #88, GZ....

I disagree with post #88.
George Zimmerman by most accounts started the incident by making contact or speaking to Martin. My point(as a former MP & licensed security officer for nearly 20 years) is that GZ did not have probable cause to stop Martin or do a "field interview". Some cops like the LAPD use the slang term; to jam people up.
It can under some limited conditions, be of value, but a citizen in plain-clothes is not a sworn LE officer or federal agent.
If you listen to the sworn testimony, GZ was not "self-appointed", he was asked to be the Sanford PD citizen liason to collate HOA related security details & reports from the residents. This is partly, IMO, why the HOA lawyers settled with the estate of Trevon Martin rather than drag out a protected legal dispute.
The Sanford PD crime prevention rep/community services officer seemed more for Zimmerman than the state in her statements on the stand.
The first police investigator; Chris Soreno(who later asked to be re-assigned to the patrol division) said under oath he thought GZ was truthful.

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