If Zimmerman is the aggressor, is there consideration of the age of the youth, and his state of mind? Would a 17 year old be expected to react in that situation in the same manner that a 30 year old would?
A 17 year old would generally be expected to respond rationally to an event. Do we believe that Zimmerman, the overweight man in his 30s overtook the 17 year old football player? How did Zimmerman come to encounter Martin face to face?
That’s one of the questions I ask myself. If this was your child, what would you tell him to do, if he was confronted by somebody like Zimmerman, based on the phone call to the 911 operator?
I can only conclude that I would tell my son to knock him out and then get out.