Trayvon Martin is responsible for his own death because he began an illegal physical confrontation

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102. Zimmerman is responsible for the death. And I think Murder2 was way overreaching.

I don't know what happened that night, I don't know if GZ got out of his car with the intent to kill TM or to just be a belligerent asshat. I don't *know* (legally not morally, to quote Carter) what happened during the confrontation, if GZ's actions did rise to (legally) Murder - honestly, that, with my imperfect understanding of FL law, requires elements that simply can't be proven to a legal standard absent any other direct witnesses. I personally suspect it probably was Murder 2 but personal suspicions doth not beyond a reasonable doubt make. It's shitty, but that's how the law is. Maybe with UK-style pervasive CCTV...but I digress.

What GZ IMO legally provably DID do, beyond a reasonable doubt, was through gross negligence create the situation that led to TM's death. The State should have gone for intentional manslaughter, and the judge should have also given the jury the option of negligent homicide/involuntary manslaughter, whichever it would be under FL law.

Seems to me to be quite parallel to Casey Anthony and illustrative of yet another problem with Florida "justice" - the prosecutors appear to be far too swayed by public pressure, so instead of being sensible, making winnable cases, and getting some kind of punishment even if it isn't what the more vocal critics want, they go for the gold and end up falling flat on their faces. Just my 2¢.