I won't say that either. I don't KNOW whether Zimmerman was justified in shooting Trayvon Martin and neither does anybody else. Only he knows that for sure. And all the speculation about his motives and/or intent that night are just that. Speculation. That is a fact whether you have the most sympathy for Zimmerman or for Martin. We do know that there was insufficient evidence to convict him presented at the trial. And that should be that.
To me there is something morbid, hateful, and very wrong in the absolute hate directed at either Zimmerman or Martin given that the 'facts' have to be mostly manufactured in the mind.
There was sufficient evidence for reasonable people to conclude Zimmerman acted in self-defense. I have neither sympathy nor hate for either party. I do believe in the castle and self-defense doctrines and I do believe Zimmerman was prosecuted as the result of pressure from race pimps. Had Martin not been black, this would have been an open and shut case from the very get-go. I further believe that Martin was a very violent young man whose tendencies and lack of reason result in his death.
I too think the preponderance of the evidence that we know favored Zimmerman's side of the story and there was ample reason to speculate that Martin was up to no good that night. But all we know is what the appearances are. None of us know what actually happened before the altercation took place or how it was initiated. Neither of us knows the motives in the hearts or minds of either person. So good for you if you don't make judgment based on what you WANT to be the facts rather than what ARE the facts that we know for sure.
And you are absolutely right that if the race pimps and the President of the United States and his Justice Dept. had not gotten involved, only those who lived in that town would even know about or remember George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin. The same race pimps and the Administration studiously avoid comment on or even acknowledging much more obvious and unconscionable crimes committed every day. They focused on that one in order to make political hay. And the public bought it, hook, line, and sinker.
I think we should stop buying it.