So George Zimmerman shot a boy who's not old enough to drink, 2 times in the back, and 1 to 6 times in the balls (like Robocop) in self defense?

[Mr Puggsly]

nitekrawler1285 said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Some say he wanted to escalate the the situation. Although... making sure Trayvon didn't get away seems more logical to me considering he bothered to call the police.

If Zimmerman was "stalking prey," he wouldn't have called the police. The best advice from this is don't quickly resort to violence.

Trayvon wasn't 'getting away' from anything except the creepy man stalking him for no apparent reason.  

He already let the police know his location down to address and heading and was told they would meet him at the mailboxes.  Citizens aren't supposed to trail suspects and help along the arrest they put themselves and others in danger. They are to give the relevant information to those whom are empowered to do something about it. People who can't leave it to the police have often been called vigilantes.  

Following someone around doesn't constitute a beating and is not illegal provided there is no restraining order.  Trayvon ran away from him.  It seems strange to me that he would then come back and then start a physical altercation after having already fled.  

After doing a little more reading I think this definitely sums up how I feel about the situation: the encounter between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin was ultimately avoidable by Zimmerman, if Zimmerman had remained in his vehicle and waited the arrival of law enforcement or conversely if he had identified himself to Martin as a concerned citizen and initiated dialog in an effort to dispel each party's concern". "There is no indication that Trayvon Martin was involved in any criminal activity at the time of the encounter.

I definitely feel that people whom have been charged with negligent manslaughter should have those gun carrying rights looked at. I don't want people that don't follow the sensible routes of behavior first having guns.  I don't think it's silly to expect more of him given that he is legally an adult and apparently Florida thinks he's okay to carry a gun. I think we can and need to have a higher definition of responsible for those people.  

Trayvon ran away from someone that was suspicious of him. Trayvon running away for no apparent reason obviously raised Zimmerman's suspicion. Hence, it was a misunderstanding by both men.

I don't think being a neighborhood watchman is the same as a vigilante. They apparently reduce crime so what he was doing is arguably a good thing. Following someone that's making themselves even more suspicious is not being a vigilante in my opinion.

We don't know who started the physical altercation. All we know is Zimmerman took a brutal ass beating before he used his gun.

I feel the incident was avoidable by both men.

Given his gun was believed to be used in self defense, why take away his guns? However, I can't imagine he still has guns given his recent issues with the law.