Originally Posted by
Raype
Nor did I claim Zimmerman isn't a huge moron who is partially to blame for not backing off if that's what actually happened. But let's assume he wasn't lying about anything for a moment, because thus far the evidence seems to say he's been honest. In which case he turned around and went home after being told to do so. Trayvon then came back and attacked him. Until I see some evidence to the contrary, I'm not about to claim he followed anyone in any capacity beyond what was necessary for police assistance. But even if he did stalk the kid (while avoiding a mere recommendation, in the rain, on a public street, which gives something of a tenuous legal grounds for guilt anyway) I think that given how he's been subject to pretty blatant media propaganda (hello doctored photos, edited phone calls, and selective reporting) it's not exactly unreasonable for certain people to want to help out a guy who's been massively (and unjustly) shat upon. The fact that you think he followed anyone after being told not to when there's no evidence he did is evidence enough to show that more than a little happens to be wrong with how information on this case is getting out. That belief is a relic by this point, borne out of the days when everyone was still screaming "hate crime". Granted many still are. Look at this thread title. "Kid shot for being black". Not "Kid shot for being suspicious" or "Teen shot for being a lowlife". "Kid shot for being black". Because a 'white guy' can't shoot a black man without it being racially motivated. Everyone is still racist, of course. Just not in the way we're all condemning people of being. Food for thought.
Also, there were witnesses. The ones that weren't outright discredited (because everybody wants to cash in on this) should clear up what happened sooner or later. Granted they're also pretty much to blame. Instead of stepping in they decided the right thing to do is let the neighborhood watch member get beaten to death whilst screaming for their help.