CF,
Zimmerman instigated this whole affair by deciding to follow Martin when he had no real reason to do so other than the color of his skin and the fact that he was wearing a hoodie. Both of these reasons are racial profiling. If a cop had stopped Martin for these reasons, he would have been accused and indicted for a hate crime! We would also point out that if a cop had stopped Martin, the whole thing would have been recorded on the cops dash cam. Also, if a cop had stopped Martin, Martin would not have assaulted him because he would have known that he had a gun. Trying to claim stand your ground when you do not reveal that you are armed when you are trying to act like a police officer opens you up to something akin to trying to make a citizens arrest. When you do that, you had best be able to back your play. Zimmerman had a conceiled weapon, which, in this case, is not going to help him in his defense, but, rather, will probably work against him. One of the things a cop would have tried was to wound Martin instead of aiming directly for the heart, which Zimmerman did! This is a murder case with a minor being murdered, which only adds to the problems that Zimmerman has to deal with.
If Zimmerman is acquited by the judge on the Stand Your Ground law we are reasonably certain that the federal government will step in with a hate crime arrest which is a federal crime!
Regards,
Joe
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