Now why is he banned?
you're right. that was not on the original call. acting strange like he was on drugs, well that was said.
and proven. he did have THC in his system.
do i down him for this? no. i'm job hunting and jealous i can't smoke right now. but people smoke for their own reasons and you can't know those reasons w/o knowing the person.
THC is someone's system doesn't mean they were high at the time. If he was high at the time, you certainly wouldn't know it by looking at him from a distance.
zimmerman is an open book. martin, off limits.
i get pep's argument as to why and the hows of the legal system but that doesn't make it right. to put together a best case scenario from subjective evidence, you need it all. just because lawyers of the past have found ways to make precedence something to judge by as things go on - should it?
in this case we're stuck with it.
the way i see things is:
zimmerman was overzealous in his pursuit.
why? cause he's the head of neighborhood watch and a lot of crime has gone by unpunished, or even given a shit about.
trayvon was just a kid going home, likely stoned. tea and skittles? just as good as anything, i suppose. was he looking in houses and windows? dunno. to say yes or no is just a bullshit stance no one can prove.
Zimmerman was overzealous. He however was self-appointed captain and pretty much broke a number of Neighborhood Watch rules that nigh so I don't think he was representing NH watch at all.
And I agree about the looking into windows which is why I have been questioning why people keep saying. I think people WANT him to be looking into those windows. They need something to justify George's suspicion.
zimmerman didn't know him so he did call it in. he did do a bit more than just call it in. not a very good response on his part.
trayvon, when he saw he was being followed, confronted his follower.
at this point, i don't care what he did but i ask you - what is a "reasonable response" to being followed? did he in fact come back to ask zimmerman what was up?
if so, being scared is out the window.
what are martins choices at this point:
1. say he's staying with family down the street
2. go home cause he lost zimmerman
3. ask what's up?
he seemed to do #3. now - what is a "reasonable response" to that?
1. i'm staying at home w/family
2. get mad and start a fight
i'm not saying zimmerman made the best choices that night.
i *am* saying martin made some bad calls himself people are quick to forgive.
Nobody knows what calls Martin made. That's the thing, we only have 1 side of the story and anyone who's basing their opinion of Martin's actions on that version of the story is taking sides from the outset. Anyone who blatantly ignores the inconsistencies in that version of the story and in the other versions already has their mind made up.
Nobody knows what happened after George hung up. It wasn't walking back to his truck because theres far too much unaccounted-for time. You can't make a decision on what happened based on his shaky story.
And I have never been followed or chased by someone. I would imagine I would feel threatened but I dunno. Normal, functioning people don't fucking stalk others just because they can.
This is why I don't think what happened after the phone call is nearly as important as what happened before and during. Nobody knows what happened after the phone call but we have a pretty good account of what happened during the phone call. What did happen was a guy pegged a kid as a criminal and pursued him even though the dispatcher told him not to.
