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Originally Posted by Tom Servo
"What I do know is that kid didn't have to die that night. Zimmerman could have hung back and let law enforcement do their jobs."
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This.
Regardless of who wins this trial, just based on the total evidence presented I am convinced that Zimmerman contributed to a death that did not need to occur.
I'm not saying his life wasn't threatened, nor that Martin (may or may not have) attacked him - I readily concur that we all have a right to self defense.
What I'm arguing is that Zimmerman is not blameless with respect to what happened. Because of his decisions to carry a pistol on his neighborhood watch patrol, to follow Martin, to NOT 'hang back' and let the police arrive and do their jobs, it became necessary for him to take a life.
He may be found legally to have acted in self defense, but IMHO his actions that night contributed to a death that did not need to happen.