Zimmerman called 911 and reported Martin walking in the neighborhood. When asked if he was following the ‘suspect’, Zimmerman said yes. Zimmerman was told to stop following Martin. Zimmerman continued driving his car and following Martin. When Martin stopped near his father’s home, Zimmerman got out of his car to confront Martin.Had Zimmerman obeyed the 911 operator, Martin would not have been able to “attack” Zimmerman. If Zimmerman had simply stayed in his car, Martin could have attacked the car, but not Zimmerman. There would have been no need to stand his ground, and no need to shoot anyone.Zimmerman would not have had to ‘stand his ground’ if he had not disobeyed the 911 operator AND exited his car.Zimmerman has made numerous calls to 911. Some of these calls have been played on newscasts. The residents of the neighborhood where this happened have made statements to the effect that its a good neighborhood and didn’t even need a watch, one man said it was Zimmerman’s idea to create the watch in the first place. I don’t know.Whatever the facts in this case, two things are certain….Zimmerman was told to not follow Martin AND after disregarding that order, got out of his car to confront him. Whether he attacked Martin or Martin attacked him after those two things happened is almost superfluous. Zimmerman wasn’t standing his ground, he was standing on ground Martin was using to walk home. Martin either didn’t want to lead this stranger to his home, or he wasn’t mature enough to call 911 to report he was being followed. He certainly wasn’t following Zimmerman’s car.It is a tragedy that shouldn’t have happened.Respectfully,C.
Zimmerman called 911 and reported Martin walking in the neighborhood. When asked if he was following the ‘suspect’, Zimmerman said yes. Zimmerman was told to stop following Martin. Zimmerman continued driving his car and following Martin. When Martin stopped near his father’s home, Zimmerman got out of his car to confront Martin.Had Zimmerman obeyed the 911 operator, Martin would not have been able to “attack” Zimmerman. If Zimmerman had simply stayed in his car, Martin could have attacked the car, but not Zimmerman. There would have been no need to stand his ground, and no need to shoot anyone.Zimmerman would not have had to ‘stand his ground’ if he had not disobeyed the 911 operator AND exited his car.Zimmerman has made numerous calls to 911. Some of these calls have been played on newscasts. The residents of the neighborhood where this happened have made statements to the effect that its a good neighborhood and didn’t even need a watch, one man said it was Zimmerman’s idea to create the watch in the first place. I don’t know.Whatever the facts in this case, two things are certain….Zimmerman was told to not follow Martin AND after disregarding that order, got out of his car to confront him. Whether he attacked Martin or Martin attacked him after those two things happened is almost superfluous. Zimmerman wasn’t standing his ground, he was standing on ground Martin was using to walk home. Martin either didn’t want to lead this stranger to his home, or he wasn’t mature enough to call 911 to report he was being followed. He certainly wasn’t following Zimmerman’s car.It is a tragedy that shouldn’t have happened.Respectfully,C.