“police found Zimmerman bleeding from the nose and the head,”
This should be a common way to find people who jump ugly on innocent people, walking near their home with skittles and tea. I find no fault in it. Zimm was wrong on the facts,,the kid was walking home.
Even if we grant Zimm that he was trying to protect the neighborhood,,, confronting innocent citizens, with NO lawful authority to detain, is dicey business. They might resist you as they have every right to.
You arent in a uniform, a cop car, etc.
Crime watch signs are posted in these communities, so if you go walking around and don’t belong, there is a reasonable expectation that you will at minimum be watched and possibly asked what your business is. A simple response to avoid any problems would be “I’m visiting my dad at unit xyz”, not “F-off its none of your business”. My community, my business. However, If I did that to you downtown, I would expect you to tell me to piss off.