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Originally Posted by L-Pink
As long as we are pulling scenarios out of our asses, who's to say Martin didn't attack someone who was simply following and observing what he thought was suspicious behavior? That's as plausible as Zimmerman just shooting someone for no reason.
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That's very true.
From Zimmerman's point of view, he was following someone who looked suspicious.
From Martin's point of view, an older man with a firearm stopped his truck, watched Martin, and then followed him on foot. Martin most likely felt threatened and was scared. It's entirely possible that Martin attacked Zimmerman (without warning) because he thought he needed to defend himself against a man with a firearm. In fact, I am guessing this is the case - This kid surprised Zimmerman, got the first punch in, and Zimmerman wasn't able to recover from the first strike.
But if this is the case, you can argue Martin was acting in self defense - against a man with a firearm.