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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rajder" data-source="post: 1769359" data-attributes="member: 11636">There is also statements from the girl that Trayvon was on the phone with that she could hear Zimmerman approach Trayvon and ask him what he is doing there.  If true that casts serious doubt on Zimmerman's claim that Martin attacked him.  Also by her accounts Trayvon was scared because he knew that he was being followed.  And we also know that the initial investigator recommended manslaughter charges against Zimmerman so there must be some doubt of his account there.I think this was probably just a perfect storm of unfortunate circumstances.  Zimmerman lives in a community that has had a rash of break ins by guys who looked just like Martin.  So he proceeded to follow him to keep an eye on him.  And Martin was probably just returning from the store with some candy when he noticed that he was being followed by a man with a gun.  Think about being 17, in a different neighborhood and being followed by someone who is openly carrying a gun.  That would freak me out today.  And I know I've been in fist fights for a lot less than that.  I don't claim to know who was right or who was wrong but I'm pretty sure it didn't have anything to do with race.  I have heard the 911 tape and I believe that whoever that was screaming for help is definitely fearful for their life.  And whoever that person was is probably the victim in this case.I am very surprised by the 2nd degreee murder charge and am inclined to believe that this is either a witch hunt or there really is some pretty damning evidence against Zimmerman that we don't know about yet.  In the end there is a lot of stuff that we don't really know.  But there is one thing that we do know.  If Zimmerman would have just stayed in the car like he was told to none of this would have happened.  This is why we have police.  Remember the story about the old man who say his neighbor's house being broken into, called the police, then proceeded to go over to the house himself only to end up getting shot by the responding police officer?  Moral of the story is let the police do their job.  It would have been different if he would have actually seen Martin harming someone or at least doing something illegal.  But you can't just go tracking down people walking down a sidewalk through your neighborhood even if you don't know them.  I'll be especially interested to see what evidence comes out during the trial.</blockquote>

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