Let's give this a little more thought.
We can all stipulate Zimmerman is/was some sort of whack-job. He certainly fancied himself to be some sort of fucking Lone Ranger. Fine.
This is an honest appraisal of the man right?
Now can we be just as honest about Martin? Whatever he was or wasn't up to that night the fact is he had eluded/run away from/was hiding from Zimmerman. Martin was home and safe. His friend testified to this. He could have simply opened the fucking door and walked inside to safety. But Martin chose to seek out Zimmerman and then sucker punch him then climb on top of Zimmerman attempting to do whatever one is attempting to do when you on top of someone and banging their head onto the concrete.
Remember an eyewitness saw this happening.
Zimmerman had a gun and he defended himself by shooting Martin.
Martin made a number of bad decisions that night. One was assuming the person he attacked was unarmed.
So you think it's OK to stalk and intimidate a person who was obviously aware of being stalked and when that person confronts you for that,you can claim you are fear of actions that you caused? Useless to try to re-litigate the case here, but the man obviously deserved to be confronted. His constant disgusting behavior since he was let off is proof that he is scum.
Zimmerman did not stalk Martin, he merely followed him for a brief time. Stalking is a crime, whereas following someone is not. Those who use the word “stalking” do not know the legal definition of the word. Here is the Florida Statute pertaining to stalking:
Florida Statute 784.084
(2) Any person who willfully,
maliciously, and
repeatedly follows, harasses, or cyberstalks another person commits the offense of stalking, a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(3) Any person who willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows, harasses, or cyberstalks another person, and makes a credible threat with the intent to place that person in reasonable fear of death or bodily injury of the person, or the person’s child, sibling, spouse, parent, or dependent, commits the offense of aggravated stalking, a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(NOTE: Emphasis my own.)
Chapter 784 Section 048 - 2011 Florida Statutes - The Florida Senate
Stalking involves “repeatedly” following an individual and since Martin and Zimmerman had no interactions prior to that fatal night the anti-stalking statute is not applicable. Further, to be guilty of stalking one must not only follow another person repeatedly but must do so “maliciously.” The word “maliciously” means “having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone.” Therefore, in order for Zimmerman to be convicted of stalking, it must be shown that he repeatedly followed Martin with the intent to harm him and there is no evidence to support such a charge. Stalking someone is illegal but briefly following someone as Zimmerman did is legal. There is no evidence that Zimmerman followed Martin for any reason other than his concern for the safety of his neighborhood. If Zimmerman followed Martin with the intent to kill him - as some Zimmerman haters have suggested - I question why he didn't fire his weapon until after he had been knocked to the ground and pummeled. The allegation that Zimmerman followed Martin for the purpose of killing him is contrary to all the evidence of record and is totally inconsistent with Zimmerman's entire history which shows he went out of his way to help Black men, women and children.
Zimmerman did nothing which could possibly be construed as stalking as that term is defined by law. Following someone is not stalking him. In this country, if you deck someone just because he is following you (as Zimmerman was following Martin) you can expect to go to jail. You don't get to pummel someone just because you don't like what they're doing.
PS: For an analysis of “stalking” as it pertains to Zimmerman's conduct go to the following site and check out permalink #26.
No problem with Stalking | US Message Board - Political Discussion Forum
Based on the law and the evidence the only crime committed that night was by Trayvon Martin and the crime was either attempted murder or aggravated battery. The evidence shows that Martin cold-cocked Zimmerman then straddled him while he pummeled his head against the concrete. Zimmerman was no physical match for the younger, stronger Martin and was apparently unable to defend himself. It was only after Zimmerman had already received injuries and had called for help that he used deadly force against Martin. A jury who admitted they tried to find something – anything – to convict Zimmerman could find no evidence of wrongdoing.
I want to remind you and others that in order to find George Zimmerman not guilty, the jury had to make two specific determinations: (1) That a reasonably prudent person in the same situation would have believed the use of deadly force was necessary to avoid death or serious bodily injury; and (2) Zimmerman did nothing which would have justified Martin's attack upon him. In other words, to find Zimmerman not guilty they had to conclude that Martin was guilty of a crime.