Trayvon Martin

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    "Zimmerman was appointed by the town"
    Nope. Self-appointed captain

    "It just so happens Trayvon was recently found with a tool to break into locked doors, among committing many other crimes"
    Irrelevant. Zimmerman didn't know that. Know why? Because NO ONE knew who Trayvon even WAS. He was listed as a John Doe until the day after he was shot

    At the point at which Zimmerman gets out of his car to pursue Trayvon, he is a vigilante, acting outside the guidelines of the law and the neighborhood watch. He, in this action, instigates the incident. He is at the very least partially culpable for the death and should be charged as such.
    Additionally, Florida has no open carry laws, only concealed and travel carry. So the claim that Trayvon was going for the gun and that the shot was a result of the struggle means that Zimmerman had it out and was already prepared to use it.
    Even stripping all racial context from this incident, Zimmerman should not walk off scott free. Though i would support the argument that he isn't scott-free as this will likely require him to abandon his life as he knows it, even if he's innocent. However i believe there should be legal repercussions as well.

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    • reports say: gun was in his waistband. struggle on ground revealed it when his shirt lifted up.lambsy
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