"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message
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On Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:44:41 -0500, Jim Yanik
wrote:






Sorry,but fact is,blacks,particularly younger black males,commit crimes
far
out our proportion to their percentage of the population.

But rational people don't presume guilt just because someone is black.

It 's not a presumption
It's a rational and logical derivation. that young black males are apt to be
more dangerous to you than any other member of society by a LARGE factor


sure,the young man had every right to be there,etc,but the watch man had
every right to keep an eye on an unknown wandering their neighborhood,even
to ask him what he's doing there.

He has the right to watch, but unless he has police authority, I don't
think he has the right to question. That can be confrontational and
start a problem.


And you were making comments about others making assumptions and conjecture
And then you do it yourself.




All the teen needed to do was ask why he was being followed,or call 911,or
knock on a door and yell for help.
Instead,he chose confrontation and attack,and it happened to be a guy who
was lawfully armed and who defended himself.

We don't know for sure who was confrontational yet. Could have been
either one.

It appears that Martin first slowed down to get Zimmerman closer then turned
and confronted him with the statement:
"Why were you following me.."
After which a scuffle was heard..