My take on the Martin-Zimmerman case:

[trof]

Yeah, there haven't been near enough threads on this.

Whatever...
Here's one old guy's thoughts.

It's a sad and regrettable situation.
I feel sorry for Trayvon's family and friends, but I also feel sorry for George.
He must be scared shitless right now, and wondering how and why he ever got himself into this mess.
His life is over, no matter what the outcome.
Of course his family is devastatingly affected too.

I don't think he went out with the idea of actually shooting anyone.
What we've learned about him is that he appeared to be a cop wannabe who couldn't make the grade.
About all I've learned about Trayvon is that he was apparently innocently on his way to a home in the neighborhood.
At night.
Wearing a hoodie.
Maybe...MAYBE grounds for police to question him (shouldn't be, but given the times...)


But George took it upon himself to confront Trayvon.
Even though he'd been in contact with the Sanford police dispatcher, who told him to stand down.
Told him to cease pursuing Trayvon.

George then became frightened when he pressed on and did confront Trayvon and maybe got more than he bargained for.
And he had the gun and so it goes.

I don't think George went out that night with a plan to shoot a black teenager.
2nd degree murder sounds about right.

But George was certainly aided and abetted, even INSTIGATED by Florida laws that said he could carry a concealed weapon and that given some kind of confrontation he didn't have to take the prudent action of just leaving the scene.

It's very sad that two families' lives have been forever darkened and saddened by this.