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Old 04-14-2012, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by buggyone View Post
It appears that the State is making it's case against Zimmerman by the police operator advising him not to follow Martin. Zimmerman ignored it and went to confront Martin. If he was not following Martin, this tragic incident would not have happened.
Maybe not complying with the 911 dispatcher's advisory was a stupid decision, but Mr. Zimmerman was under no legal requirement to do so. I don't see how that can be used as a charge against him.
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