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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
In what way did Zimmerman "take on a role of law enforcement"? He saw someone that he thought looked suspicious. He called the police and followed him. when the police told him to break off his pursuit, he did. Sound to me like he was taking on the role of a community watch person.
I don't see where Zimmerman was "playing police officer". It seems to me that he was doing exactly what community watch is supposed to do. The scuffle started when Martin, who was supposedly in fear of his life, followed his pursuer back to his vehicle and then proceeded to attack him.
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You are making a lot of assumptions that have not been backed up by facts. The lead detective said it appeared Zimm did NOT stop following Martin when told. The evidence has not shown Martin followed Zimm back to his vehicle - that is just Zimm's version of events. We don't know who attacked who. Zimmerman clearly said "these a...holes always get away". That seems pretty clear he was profiling Martin as a criminal. He followed Martin with a semiautomatic pistol tucked in his belt in a ready-to-fire position. When confronted by police after the murder, Zimm spoke "in written police jargon" and talks about "justifiable use of force" and says he "`unholstered my firearm,' not `I pulled my gun.'" Sure sounds like a police wannabe to me.