What assumptions? Martin was seen on video camera defacing a school locker. Because he's on tape committing that act of vandalism, the school authorities are legally entitled to search his back pack to look for the marker he used to write WTF on the locker. The jewelry and the screwdriver were in plain sight when that search was conducted so the discovery of those items can than be used against Martin.
Okay. Wow. Too bad they didn't have an ACTUAL CRIME to commit those to.
I gues he was guilty of "Being Black with Intent".
Let me guess, Joey...you actually believe Trayvon's story that a friend gave him the jewelry but that he doesn't remember the friend's name?
I'm completely indifferent to the story. Still doesn't make it okay for some racist loser to shoot him in cold blood.
Martin was shot-in-self-defense.
The Sanford police came to that conclusion, and the jury came to the same conclusion, that Zimmerman legally defended himself against a criminal thug.
Defending yourself is LEGAL and MORAL.
Tell the criminal thugs not to stalk and attack law-abiding citizens, that are legally armed, it could be the last thing they do.
That's correct and there's no arguing with that point. However, I still think that Zimmerman should have never left his vehicle and that Trayvon should not have doubled back to fight him.
If Trayvon was not a "thug" but just a regular teenaged boy, I'm not sure he would not have the same reaction. Boys at that age are known to be more aggressive because of hormonal reasons.
Also, it may be "moral" and "legal" but that is still a very difficult thing to live with.
Zimmerman left his truck because the dispatcher ask Zimmerman if he (Zimmerman) could see which way Martin had gone.
THAT was when Zimmerman got outta his truck to see which way Martin had gone.
The dispatcher then asked Zimmerman "Are you following him", to which Zimmerman replied "YES".
The dispatcher then said "we don't need you to do that", to which Zimmerman replied "OK" and was heading back to his truck when Martin confronted Zimmerman and viciously attacked Zimmerman.
Zimmerman cried out for help but no one came to help him, so Zimmerman drew his legal 9 mm and shot Martin one time.
Zimmerman did everything he could before he drew his 9 mm and shot, including yelling for help, which did not come.
Zimmerman felt he had no choice but to defend himself against Martin's vicious attack.
It is sad that Martin forced Zimmerman to shoot him, now Zimmerman has to live with that for the rest of his life.