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Originally Posted by ijusluvit

I respectfully disagree with the OP and the poster who agrees with NJBlue. To me the decision to engage in violent confrontation carries a heavy responsibility, especially if the party making the decision is armed. Mr. Zimmerman made the decision to initiate that confrontation, without being forced, or having the jurisdiction to do so, and in fact being told not to do so.

And let's leave race out of the incident, even though there is evidence of how Mr. Zimmerman felt about young blacks in the neighborhood, and what might have motivated him to continue into that confrontation.

ijusluvit -
what is the job of community watch - if not to watch?

under what authority does a police dispatcher issue commands/orders that must be followed? [the dispatchers i know dispatch emergency personnel and have a first aid manual at their desk in case they are needed to provide that info until emergency responders arrive on site]

if gz had not followed tm - how would he have been able to answer the dispatcher's subsequent question of 'where did he go'? confusing/conflicting?

pray tell how you came to the conclusion that gz initiated the confrontation and not tm...just by following tm?

if tm was concerned about being followed by a cracker... why did he not go stratight home, to the first porch with a light on ot call 911 to report same?

what might have motivated gz to follow tm - how about his neighborhood watch responsibilities?

what would you do if your nose was broken and your head slammed into the ground while being told you were going to die that night?