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Originally Posted by Dr.Bobby
No, Ben..he's not. It is not legal to stalk someone and then approach them in a way that is menacing or threatening...Remember the purpose of the encounter: To confront someone (with a visible, holstered gun) and question them in the absence of any authority to do so, an without any probable cause.
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Except you clearly aren't looking up the law, because he is.
Also again, that entire post was speculation.
Trayvon approached and talked to Zimmerman First. You don't know if his gun was visible. And asking someone a question, is legal.
Let me ask you this. Why do you want this to be a racial issue? Why do you want Zimmerman to be evil and be found guilty?
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Originally Posted by pipit
This.
Honestly if Zimmerman thought Trayvon was a burglar he should have called the police, This is another reason why you don't take the law into your own hands. This could have been easily avoided.
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He did, and was trying to maintain visual on him until the cops came. Just before Martin approached him, he had stated to the police that he didn't know where Trayvon went.