Originally Posted by Fetish Gimp

And THIS is what it boils down to.

Many in the black community and kids identify with Martin and feel the anger one feels when being followed by security at a store, and even I understand the gut feeling of wanting to beat the living fuck out of the person who is following them.

And as satisfying as that fantasy might be, guess what? It's not legal. You beat somebody, you're committing a felony. Grow the fuck up.

Exactly.

And if it's so easy to assume Zimmerman ran out of his car with his gun cocked and loaded as some have so hilariously proposed, is it that hard to assume that Martin was pissed off at Zimmerman for having followed him, went back to confront him and started to beat him up in a fit of anger?

Which is why in criminal trials there's this little thing called EVIDENCE and FACTS which weighs much more than whatever assumption and gut feelings you may wish to bring to the table.

And the facts are:
Following somebody isn't illegal. None of Zimmerman's actions that night were illegal.

Assaulting somebody is illegal. Using force in self-defence is only excusable if your life is in real danger, there are no other avenues of escape available and you're not committing a crime.