Neighborhood Watchman Who Killed Trayvon Martin Ignored Neighborhood Watch Guidelines

[maddezmom]

George Zimmerman, the self-appointed neighborhood watchman who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old Florida high school student, last month blatantly violated major principles of the Neighborhood Watch manual, ABC News has learned.

The manual, from the National Neighborhood Watch Program, states: "It should be emphasized to members that they do not possess police powers, and they shall not carry weapons or pursue vehicles. They should also be cautioned to alert police or deputies when encountering strange activity. Members should never confront suspicious persons who could be armed and dangerous."[b/]

Yet Zimmerman, who claimed self-defense in shooting Martin, made a nonemergency call to police and pursued him anyway before fatally shooting the teenager on Feb. 26.

The Sanford, Fla., Police Department, relenting to massive public pressure, released parts of these 911 tapes pertaining to the shooting

more; http://abcnews.go.com/US/neighborhood-watchman-killed-trayvon-martin-neighborhood-watch-guidelines/story?id=15955985

bolding mine.

[tularetom]

1. Dumbass wannabe cop

I knew a couple of fools like that in high school. Creepy kids with authority complexes and huge chips on their shoulders. All of them wanted to be cops but none of them could make the grade even though the standards were pretty low back in the day. So they settled for becoming mall security guards or night watchmen and they were still the objects of ridicule. But at least they got to wear a uniform and maybe even push around the guys who made fun of them in high school or better yet the girls who snickered at them.

[demosincebirth]

2. Playing too many war and cop videos games in his spare time.

[SoCalMusicLover]

3. OHHHHHH! He Violated The Guidelines!

Well, so long as there were guidelines.

I guess when you're a neighborhood watch person, you can exercise any racist tendencies you have, and just blow someone away. Unless, of course, it's against the "guidelines."

This is MURDER, pure and simple. He targeted the guy because he was black. There is not a doubt in my mind.

That said, I'm sure they won't be able to convict him under racism charges, even though it's pretty obvious.

[safeinOhio]

4. Family has one hell of a civil lawsuit.

That is regardless of the criminal case.

[SharonAnn]

10. Unless he and his family have insurance that covers it, it probably

won't be worth much, even if they should win a damages suit.

On the other hand, they make things pretty miserable for him.

That alone might be worth it.

[safeinOhio]

11. Don't forget the police department and

the home owners association.

[FarPoint]

5. I wonder if there's a signed copy out there?

That Zimmerman acknowledges the rules and protocols for the volunteer appointed Neighborhood Watch assignment. Since he went rogue ...this should help the case against him.

[MrsBrady]

6. Zimmerman was a group of one, from what I understand

and he pursued that boy.
He needs to have his butt in jail.

[Canuckistanian]

7. What? Neighborhood Watch Guidelines don't let you shoot people?

Who knew? Now they'll take away his secret decoder ring.

[Skittles]

8. he sounds like a regular gun nut

paranoid piece of shit

[_ed_]

9. Yep

The kind of guy who needs his killing toy to deal with a child ten years his junior and 100 pounds lighter.