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Originally Posted by Monkei
You are wrong then they both had that right. I am sure TM would not have attacked if GZ had not followed him around the complex causing Martin some concern for his safety as witness number 8 mentioned. Martin had no gun or knife he could only attack GZ with his cell phone, his tea can or his skittles. Obviously the only way he could defend HIS RIGHT was to attack Zimmerman, especially if he saw the gun beforehand ... But we will never know.
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Using your own quote of the self defense laws:
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A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in any other place where he or she has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force,
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The theory that you put forth - that Martin attacked Zimmerman because he was being followed, does not rise to the "meet force with force" standard of the self defense law. Being followed does not constitute being attacked and does not give one permission to attack the other person.