To put this into context, a gunman enters a peaceful scene, alarms the peaceful citizen into action of self defense after being aggravated in a stalking incident by the gunman and the gunman then contents his killing of the peaceful citizen is in self defense. Sure and my name is the Tooth Fairy.
"I didn't want him to keep slamming my head on the concrete so I kind of shifted. (click here) But when I shifted my jacket came up…and it exposed my firearm. That's when he said you are going to die tonight. He took one hand off my mouth, and slid it down my chest. I took my gun aimed it at him and fired."
Then Zimmerman should have followed the directions of the police and not stalked an innocent young black man in the first place. Zimmerman continues to believe he was correct in his actions before the assault against Trayvon Martin. When Zimmerman approached Mr. Martin HE WAS ASSAULTING HIM.
Assault is an act that creates an apprehension in another of an imminent, harmful, or offensive contact.
Trayvon Martin was defending himself but was defeated from doing so by the gunman. Trayvon Martin did not initiate the assault which alarmed him into action, Zimmerman did. After Zimmerman assaulted Trayvon Martin he was breaking the law both in effect of his own actions and in moving against the orders of police. George Zimmerman is guilty as hell and all his dramatics and whining won't change his own actions that day.
I ask myself why everyone hearing the calls for help went to the phone to call police rather than entering the scene themselves? The residents hearing the calls for help were frantic at the other end of the phone for police to come to help. When people act in the same manner in numbers greater than one at the same time that PROVES something.
Zimmerman was on a mission he created in his own mind. A mission no one else in the neighborhood would consent to in their own lives. It is called being cautious of eminent/imminent danger. Those calling the police were being rational and compassionate at the same time. In reality they were acting as only a reasonable person could have not knowing the danger involved. Citizens aren't trained, nor should they be, to discern whether or not they can act to stop danger. They expect the people they hire in their police, fire and emergency (first responders) departments to do that. It is why 'arming the streets' is so very, very wrong. Arming the streets victimizes the innocent.
Bill Lee didn't even back up his own officers when Zimmerman was told not to follow Trayvon Martin. I mean, hello? A man was dead.
Sanford’s city manager ended Police Chief Bill Lee’s employment, citing the adverse impact the chief’s handling of the Trayvon Martin case has had on the city. (click here)
BY MEREDITH RUTLAND
MRUTLAND@MIAMIHERALD.COM
The Sanford police chief who failed to arrest George Zimmerman immediately after the fatal shooting of Miami-Dade teen Trayvon Martin four months ago — and brought national attention and derision to the Central Florida city — has been terminated.
The announcement was made late Wednesday night by Sanford City Manager Norton Bonaparte, who said in a news release that Police Chief Bill Lee “has been relieved of his duties” effective immediately. The chief had been on paid leave....
