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It's not. The reports say Zimmerman called 911 constantly. The recording clearly shows he was looking for trouble and I think, a reason to pull the trigger. The "shoot first / self defines / whatever its called" gun law in FLorida and other states is a disgrace. If Zimmerman gets off there will (and should be) huge protests. (The lack of proper) gun laws in the US is seriously out of control.
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The reports also state that the 911 operator told Zimmerman "we don't need you to do that" when Zimmerman said he was out of his truck pursuing Trayvon. Recordings from a Trayvon cell phone call had him on the phone when Zimmerman approached him on foot, defying the instructions that the 911 operator had given him.
As for your claims, Mark, that Zimmerman was looking for trouble, one could speculate that he was overzealous in his pursuit of Trayvon based on recent frustrations with neighborhood encounters:
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Three weeks prior to the shooting, on February 2, 2012, Zimmerman called police to report a young man peering into the windows of an empty Twin Lakes home. Zimmerman was told a police car was on the way, and he followed protocol, awaiting their arrival. By the time police arrived, the suspect had fled.
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Again, I'm not taking sides, as I think both were in the wrong. But for anyone to paint Zimmerman as a saint, or not having done anything wrong in this situation is completely ridiculous.