From what has come out, Zimmerman lost sight of Martin and headed back to his vehicle. Only an idiot would think that Zimmerman initiated physical contact with a larger young stud than himself while carrying a concealed weapon. His history of contacting authorities instead of initiating contact implies he wanted the LEOs to do their job in a neighborhood that had been victimized for some time.
Agree the other poster muffed it with presuming to know Martin's thoughts, but those condemning Zimmerman and insisting he initiated physical contact are conjuring that data from thin air too.
From what the public has been privy to, the odds that Zimmerman's story is the most factual are far greater than other "versions".
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My point exactly...both variations are based on pure speculation.
For every theory in one direction, such as....
" From what has come out, Zimmerman lost sight of Martin and headed back to his vehicle. Only an idiot would think that Zimmerman initiated physical contact with a larger young stud than himself while carrying a concealed weapon."...
There is one that says...
We know that Martin ran away from a grown stranger, an act of avoidance, why would he change his mind and attack? - and - How do we know that Zimmerman was going back to his truck? He had already told the dispatcher where it was and then modified his directions to request that the cops call him when they got there so he could tell them where he was...
I could come up with multiple plausible scenarios, all based on what we know, that have Zimmerman still looking for Martin. It wouldn't make me popular here but they would all be as valid as any of the 'Martin turned attacker' scenarios that people swear are true.