Bill Kniess wrote:

He did NOT have the right as a watch member to "ask what he's doing
there". Watch members are NOT to interact anyway with the
"suspicious" subjects. Their job is to observe and report to the
police, then follow any directions given by the police.


He most certainly did have the right to inquire as to the reason a stranger
was lurking about the neighborhood. The stranger, of course, had the right
to decline an answer. Further, Zimmerman had an absolute right to follow
Martin. If Martin did not like being followed, he had the option of leaving
the neighborhood.