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Originally Posted by regency
Based on what I just learned, Zimmerman should be convicted simply because he didn't listen to the 911 dispatcher and followed & confronted the suspect. Zimmerman should have retreated and waited for the police.
Steve
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A 911 phone operator is not the same as a uniform officer on the scene telling Zimmerman to back off. The notion that Zimmerman should be convicted simply because he failed to follow the directions of a 911 operator is absurd. Those people are infamous for giving bad advice due to their lack of understanding of the tactical situation.
You may well be right that Zimmerman should have retreated, but the decision he made was not illegal. If Trayvon decided to jump Zimmerman and tried to kill him by bashing his head into the pavement, that would be illegal, assuming that Zimmerman wasn't walking around with his gun drawn. I have heard no evidence to suggest that.