Zimmerman should never have engaged the youth. He was advised to not follow by the Dispatcher and wait for Police.
He disregarded this and confronted Trayvon, which led to a physical altercation, which led to the death. He placed himself and his weapon into a situation wherein the use of deadly force was a real possibility. The class that I was in warned that this perceived power could lead to real trouble.
The whole idea of CCW is to protect yourself when accosted. It does not give you license to pursue and engage suspicious persons walking down a public street.
Everything that went wrong did so when Zimmerman interpreted Neighborhood Watch to mean he could confront anyone he deemed as suspicious.
Get your facts straight.
Mr. Zimmerman did nothing unlawful by exiting his vehicle and following the suspicious person, who after starting toward him in what could be construed in an aggressive manner turned and started to run away. Furthermore the civilian dispatcher did NOT tell him to wait for police..in fact told Mr. Zimmerman the police would call him back upon their arrival to locate him after he affirmed to the dispatcher he was indeed following the suspect.
yep. I agree
Where you there? There was an investigation conducted, the DA’s office opined that it was a justifiable shooting of self-defense. Otherwise an arrest would have been made, a grand jury conducted and a true bill or not bill issued. “Indicted or Not Indicted.”
The perps side of the house, are unhappy the D.A.’s decision,so therefore the fanfare of racial unrest and turmoil of unacceptable justice begins.
One should never trespass through a gated community and further more, attack and armed law abiding citizen.
Mr Zimmerman, had every right in the world to follow this individual in his gated community. This is called crime prevention surveillance.
Unfortunately, the perp was shot as a consequence of his actions. One does not beat on an armed CCW citizen and expect to be rewarded.
Remember the perp brought all this on himself and had he “obeyed the law of not trespassing” this incident would not have occurred.
Treyvon is the one who placed himself in the situation and paid the piper for his disrespect for the law.
This is reality my friend and whether you agree or not that is the law. P.S. I thought in America Mr Zimmerman was “innocent till proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt??”
“The class that I was in warned that this perceived power could lead to real trouble.
The whole idea of CCW is to protect yourself when accosted. It does not give you license to pursue and engage suspicious persons walking down a public street.
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You have that right without a gun so why would you believe you don’t have that right with a gun? You were taught wrong.
Exactly.
IMHO, CCW is for defensive purposes only. Or to prevent commission of a felony or protect others if a crime is being committed on them.
CCW is not a license to keep tabs on the neighborhood and question anything you don’t like.
That’s what cell phones and 911 are for.
The reports say that Zimmerman was walking back to his truck when attacked. Here is the problem: You have a black youth wearing his hoodie in hoodlum fashion stolling thorough a neighborhood that has been the victim of multiple crimes caused by black youths. He was confronted by an individual asking what he was doing there and instead of answering like a normal person he took offense and got into it. He was beating a man on the ground and the man shot him, story over!
the govt better protect this guy....they better not invent law...