@BillRM,
Quote:Or that Zimmerman did a damn thing wrong is dealing with the situation that night.
There was no "situation that night". Zimmerman misinterpreted the sight of a young black male in a hoodie, just walking around talking on a cell phone, as being some sort of "suspicious" type who was "up to no good", when, in fact, the young male was a guest in the community just returning from a trip to the store.
After calling the police, to report what he saw, Zimmerman lacked the appropriate self-control to remain in his car and wait for the police, despite the fact there was no crime in progress, and nothing requiring his intervention was going on, and a police dispatcher advised him they didn't need him to follow this person.
The asshole significantly disobeyed the rules of a Neighborhood Watch by both stalking his "suspect", and by carrying a gun when doing so.
He used poor judgment by never identifying himself. He did nothing to try to defuse the provocative situation
he created by needlessly following someone through a darkened community.
Zimmerman, by failing to remain in his car, and by recklessly stalking a young male through the dark, interfered with that teen's right to return home safely and undisturbed, and he created the conditions for a totally needless and avoidable death through his impulsive and ill-considered actions.
Zimmerman did a great deal wrong that night, as a result of his personal obsessions, poor impulse control, and impaired judgment.
And Zimmerman's rash actions, in disregard of Neighborhood Watch rules, resulted in the death of a young male, who belonged in that community, and who was simply on his way home to watch a basketball game on TV.
Had George Zimmerman simply remained in his car, and waited for the police to arrive, there would have been no confrontation, no altercation, and no need for lethal force. This was a totally needless, avoidable, and unnecessary death.
Had George Zimmerman simply remained in his car, this young man would still be alive.
It's easy to see why the apple doesn't fall far from the tree in that family... 
