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Originally Posted by spence
No, it's clearly spelled out in the community watch rules that Zimmerman was supposed to be following. As the chief of the neighborhood watch you'd think he'd know them better than anyone.
I haven't seen anything that indicates Zimmerman didn't cross this line completely on his own judgement.
Al Sharpton doesn't really have anything to do with this case. It's a deke by some to distract from the substance of this issue.
I think it's going to boil down to two simple things, Martin had every right to be where he was, and Zimmerman crossed the line in his duty in the neighborhood watch by moving beyond simply reporting what he saw as suspicious behavior and by carrying a firearm when he wasn't supposed to be.
If Martin was indeed profiled -- the reporting is that there have been many thefts by young black men recently -- then the issue of Zimmerman crossing the vigilante line is even more important.
Most of the support for Zimmerman appears to be coming from the gun lobby...who's position is just as absurd as Al Sharpton.
-spence
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Zimmerman also had a right to be where he was.So if Martin attacked Zimmerman, as some have reported, then Martin could be the vigilante attacking whites for what he assumed was profiling and Zimmerman the victim, who had a right to protect himself.