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It says he was there to patrol a neighborhood. He saw a suspicious person.
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Zimmerman was a member of the "neighborhood watch". He was not a police officer, not even a security officer; He was a civilian armed with a firearm. He had no more authority than the Sheldon Cooper bobblehead on my desk here. '
His "job" (which was more of a community responsibility) was to watch and report - Not pick up his handgun, chase down an innocent teenager, and shoot and kill him.
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He did the correct thing and called the police immediately.
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He called the police and continued to follow Martin. When Martin ran, he gave chase - even after 911 told him not to chase him.
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He indicates that he wasn't even aware of Martins race before he place the call...
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And? One man followed and then chased another man, a teen, and then shot and killed him. I don't believe Zimmerman planned on killing someone that night, and I don't believe that Zimmerman was out to harress a black kid.
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He then was trying to keep Martin in sight (who was trying to evade him) as police were on their way and he could direct them to Martin. He was calm, he was professional. He was doing his job. Instead of Martin, simply asking "whats going on" as its quite clear what a neighborhood patrol office is watching him for as well as being clear who he is... he walks up to him, says something, then punches him, jumps on top of him, punching him and beating his head against the concrete as Zimmerman cries for help.
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It was not Zimmerman's "job". Zimmerman is a civilian and has zero authority here.
It was not clear that Zimmerman was part of the "neighborhood watch" being as they don't have uniforms or badges and zero authority.
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You are reacting with overly vague and emotional arguments... not arguments rooted in fact.
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I'm not "overly vague" and am not reacting with "emotional arguments". What happened is an armed man chased an innocent teen and shot and killed him. Zimmerman has admitted as much. Zimmerman called police, reported the kid, followed him, and then when Martin ran he gave chase.
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The very fact that you keep using the word "stalked" says you have little to no clue what the facts are and are intentionally trying to distort events.
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He stalked the kid.
Zimmerman was in his car when he first spotted Martin. He stopped his car, pulled over to watch him. When Martin attempted to leave the scene, Zimmerman not only got out of his car but also followed him on foot. When Martin ran, Zimmerman chased him.
Here's how I define stalking:
Any unwanted contact between two people [that intends] to directly or indirectly communicates a threat or places the victim in fear.
Martin was in fear of his life because a full grown man was acting suspicious, pulled over his car, had followed him, and chased him when Martin ran.