Zimmerman Vs. Martin – What I Think Happened

For some reason, I’ve found myself focusing entirely too much on the Zimmerman – Martin shooting.  In an attempt to get it out of my head, I will outline what I think happened and why I think so.  This is long, and the bulk of this post will be behind a cut, but just to be upfront, I do not think Zimmerman is a racist or otherwise evil.  I do think he was over-aggressive and made poor decisions.  Since those decisions and actions ended up in somebody getting killed, it’s only just that Zimmerman answer to his actions in a court of law.  A final disclaimer - this is based on public evidence, so other facts not released my change my assessment.

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