I had a confrontation the other night. The guy was a peckerhead, I was armed but he had no idea.
No one was harmed we talked it out.
I guarantee zimmerman was not escalating the situation. Martin was.
I have been in three situations that looked like they were going south fast where I was armed but they didn't know it. All three ended with them bringing it back down a notch and walking away. I think my self confidence when they expected me to be scared caused them to come to the conclusion that I must have been armed.
It's a good feeling and a crappy feeling all at the same time. I'm just glad they had second thoughts.