IMO GZ is the one who escalated the situation.
He had no reason to follow Martin. No reason to get out of his car. His life was not in danger until he put it in danger. GZ was looking for a fight
The one thing I learned about being a CCW permit holder and carrying a weapon is that you absolutely have to cultivate a non-confrontational demeanor.
He was a neighborhood watch captain, so your premises are false. Martin didn't have to come back and attempt to murder Zimmerman, and if Zimmerman was so trigger happy and looking for shit Martin wouldn't have been able to jump him and beat Zimmerman's head on the sidewalk, he would have been shot before he laid a hand on Zimmerman. There were zero grounds to even charge Zimmerman for anything; it was a political pogrom, period, and the pathetic racist gimps on the 'Left' are just infuriated they couldn't railroad him into prison and murdered.
No, he wasn't a neighborhood watch captain. He wasn't a member of any neighborhood watch program, and he didn't follow their rules.
George Zimmerman not a member of recognized neighborhood watch organization
Incorrect..you must have listened to Chris Matthews....irregardless.....now for the twuth.
Zimmerman was in charge of recruiting block captains for a neighborhood watch program and, after having been asked, was also part of a group to enforce parking rules in his community.
The president of the homeowners association for the community where the shooting took place testified that he didn't think a neighborhood watch program was needed and that Zimmerman was in charge of the community's program from the very beginning.
Donald O'Brien stressed that the homeowners association had nothing to do with the neighborhood watch program but that he did attend a meeting to start it. Residents were told to "stay away" from suspicious people and call police, O'Brien said.
He said he once text messaged Zimmerman with praises for a group of workers who followed a burglar. Their actions led to the arrest of a young black man, who was charged with burglaries in the neighborhood, O'Brien said.
O'Brien added that police indicated it was acceptable to follow suspicious persons at a safe distance.
You should have watched the trial....as should have many others who come on here and want to make comments about a case in which they do not have the facts.
A jury that was under much pressure to convict nevertheless let the law guide their decision and it was a correct one and a very courageous one.
BTW even if George had not been a neighborhood watchman everything he did was legal...any citizen has the right to follow a suspicious person and report that person to the police.....which George had done many times and never had a problem....he was on that dark and rainy night simply following his standard operating procedure....it was unfortunate that Trayvon decided to attack George....and that conclusion is backed up by the evidence presented in court....trayvon initially ran away....he had completely eluded George....George had no idea where he was....George thought Trayvon had left the area. Yet out of nowhere Trayvon pops up again....logic says he doubled back to attack George...the only thing that makes sense.
Now we can conjecture as to why Trayvon decided to attack George....perhaps because he appeard to be a easy target...Trayvon had circled Georges truck and scoped him out...no doubt coming to the conclusion that the plump and out of shape George would be easy to take down.
After initially running away Trayvon got on the phone with his g/f and told her 'some creepy ass cracker' was following him...she advised him to go home(which he could easily have done..he was less than 2 mins. from his fathers house) she also told him george was probably some gay guy....anyhow something motivated trayvonista to go back and confront george...and he paid the ultimate price for that.
All of this and more was brought out in court...in a manner which could not be refuted...thus the jury decision....so next time pal...watch the trial or get the facts before you come on here and spew disinformation.