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Originally Posted by Botnst
Also, and more to the point....
It wouldn't have happened had M not popped Z in the nose and beat Z's head on the ground.
The reason I said, "More to the point" is that it is not illegal for one citizen to follow another citizen. The standard for legally preventing that is rather high -- you have to get a restraining order. So Z maybe a dim bulb but he did nothing extraordinary or illegal.
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Do you think that the gun that Zimmerman had in his possession emboldened him to act incautiously? Zimmerman was advised by the 911 dispatcher to not attempt to follow Martin, but this advice was apparently disregarded. If he had stayed in his car, likelihood of a physical confrontation with Martin would have approached zero.