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In reply to the discussion: What kind of person would think that Zimmerman had the right to... [View all]pacalo
(24,721 posts)nervous. Trayvon didn't know Zimmerman or his motives any better than Zimmerman knew Trayvon. For all Trayvon knew, Zimmerman was up to no good.
Zimmerman was following Trayvon, a second act of aggression. As the phone conversation with Rachel showed, Trayvon was trying to avoid Zimmerman; Trayvon told Rachel he was going to go "the back way", which is backed up by the illustration someone above posted, showing the paths of both Trayvon & Zimmerman. Zimmerman circled around, where he met up with Trayvon.
Given that Zimmerman had no business playing cop that night, the claims of Trayvon being the aggressor are just incredible. Neighborhood watchmen are only supposed to report what they think is suspicious & let the police do the investigating. He's a wannabe cop with a concealed weapon taboot; common sense dictates that he should have minded his own business.