Quote:
Originally Posted by DougB
Anyone find these homeowners cowards who did not go outside to stop the fight between Zimmerman and Martin, or do you feel they did the right thing staying in the safety of their homes and calling 911?
|
No, I don't think they were cowards. The one person (Good) did step out and tried to break it up verbally and then did the prudent thing by calling 911. To get physically involved in a situation like that could end up with you being the one dead. For all anyone knew at the time, both parties could have been armed and you could be caught in the crossfire.
Actually, the one person who I think acted pretty stupidly was the one who, knowing that a shot was fired, still approached the scene. For all he knew, a "bad guy" did the shooting and would turn on him with his gun. I wonder why neither attorney asked him why he did this.
I was also amazed that the first cop to arrive (also knowing that shots had been fired), did so without his gun drawn. I would think that standard practice in such situations would be to wait for back-up to arrive and then approach the situation with guns drawn.