The MOST important fact is this:
It doesn't matter what Zimmerman was doing, unless he assaulted Martin or trespassed on Martin's property, which he didn't. Martin is wrong for assaulting Zimmerman
You start beating someone up for any reason other than they're beating you up, you put yourself in danger.
If Zimmerman had been out for blood that night, I think the weapon would have come into play alot earlier, not after the ass-kicking he sustained.
Killing another person comes with a high price whether its justified or not, and that's something he will have to carry with him forever. (I've got a tour in OEF to assure you of that)
As far as all the "he's black" stuff goes. Blacks commit more crimes. Whether that's due to socioeconomic circumstances or what, its true. Just like it's true that there are more absentee black fathers. These things are facts.
In the future, circumstances will probably change and the race as a whole will emerge from the current situation (civil rights only became law what, 40 years or so ago?)
For now, the current state of things have made a large portion of blacks, especially young males desperate.
Bill Cosby, Barrack Obama, Steve Harvey, Colin Powell. All of these guys have come out and acknowledged these challenges facing the black community.
Ignoring a problem only makes it worse. ( see Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton....)
Come join the rest of us in the real world Asher
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