12-04-2012, 02:02 PM
Here is the known scenario; it's not a mystery nor is it disputed.
-Zimmerman is doing his neighborhood watch patrol gig.
-He spots a tall young man in a hoodie whom he doesn't recognize.
-The young man is walking (not trying break into a house, not disturbing others, not brandishing a weapon...). He is visiting the area with his father and taking a shortcut home after buying tea and candy and is not in the commission of any crime.
Speculating that Martin was possibly considering committing a crime is silly and irrelevant, imo. There is no evidence to suggest anything of the sort and reading a dead man's mind is impossible.
- Zimmerman calls 911 and reports that he's suspicious of the strange young man walking through the neighborhood and is tracking him.
- 911 operator informs Zimmerman that it's not necessary for him to track the young man and that they're sending PD out to take care of it.
-Zimmerman ignores the 911 dispatcher and follows the young man anyway, after mumbling during the call that "they always get away".
There are conflicting accounts from eye/ear witnesses (pretty standard; multiple eyewitness testimony is often inconsistent and conflicting) as to what happened next. The young man is dead and thus obviously unable to tell his story. The young man, who by the way, couldn't have been one of the "they who always get away" about whom Zimmerman expressed frustration because Martin had never visited the area before. Unless, Zimmerman's "they" was a reference to a type of person rather than individuals that had actually "gotten away" in the past.
The unknown details within the known scenario and what evidence reveals most likely happened during those minutes before, during and after the shooting is all that matters at this point. JMO...
Again, I like reading the opinions, theories and such; just re-iterating the confirmed scenario and facts.
-Zimmerman is doing his neighborhood watch patrol gig.
-He spots a tall young man in a hoodie whom he doesn't recognize.
-The young man is walking (not trying break into a house, not disturbing others, not brandishing a weapon...). He is visiting the area with his father and taking a shortcut home after buying tea and candy and is not in the commission of any crime.
Speculating that Martin was possibly considering committing a crime is silly and irrelevant, imo. There is no evidence to suggest anything of the sort and reading a dead man's mind is impossible.
- Zimmerman calls 911 and reports that he's suspicious of the strange young man walking through the neighborhood and is tracking him.
- 911 operator informs Zimmerman that it's not necessary for him to track the young man and that they're sending PD out to take care of it.
-Zimmerman ignores the 911 dispatcher and follows the young man anyway, after mumbling during the call that "they always get away".
There are conflicting accounts from eye/ear witnesses (pretty standard; multiple eyewitness testimony is often inconsistent and conflicting) as to what happened next. The young man is dead and thus obviously unable to tell his story. The young man, who by the way, couldn't have been one of the "they who always get away" about whom Zimmerman expressed frustration because Martin had never visited the area before. Unless, Zimmerman's "they" was a reference to a type of person rather than individuals that had actually "gotten away" in the past.
The unknown details within the known scenario and what evidence reveals most likely happened during those minutes before, during and after the shooting is all that matters at this point. JMO...
Again, I like reading the opinions, theories and such; just re-iterating the confirmed scenario and facts.