The thing is, I'm with you until this last paragraph. Everything you're saying is fine. Then I get lost on your logic on a couple points. Please try to answer these if you have time:
-How does Zimmerman being armed speak to his credibility? It's perfectly legal to carry and lots of people carry every time they leave the house. That hurts his credibility (i.e. the fact that he owns/carries indicates he is untrustworthy) in what way?
-How does him following a teenager (mind you, there is no way Zimmerman would know that a person who is 4" taller than him in the dark and at a distance with a hood up is a "teenager" when he chose to follow him) speak to his character? He called 911 to report someone he thought looked suspicious and then followed them to see where they were going when they randomly took off running. Seems like the actions of a concerned citizen more than a vigilante murder. Someone with the intent of murder/assault logically would not call the cops to report a suspicious person... they would just go murder/assault them.
-Why do you not believe that Martin started the altercation? There are only two people testifying to the start of the altercation... Zimmerman and Martin's GF. Martin's GF even said that she encouraged Martin to keep going home but he didn't listen and instead turned around to confront Zimmerman. She said that on the stand.
So basically what it comes down to is that you just personally do not believe Zimmerman and you also disagree with the law in play here that would allow him to be acquitted. Fine. When phrased like that instead of "Zimmerman deserve to die" it seems far more reasonable.
Seems legit.
Well, 6 out of 6 in this case... so there is a chance. I don't necessarily believe Zimmerman's account, but I find it relatively plausible... at least not very implausible relative to other options. What we know is that Zimmerman thought Martin was suspicious (sorry, but they've told residents in our building to call security on anyone we see in the parking area or in the streets around the building who looks suspicious... and white, black, Latino, or purple someone walking around alone at night in the rain would be suspicious 10/10 times. That is not normal behavior for most people.)... he called the cops... Martin saw Zimmerman watching him and took off running... Zimmerman went to see where Martin went... Martin turned around to confront him per his GF's testimony... and then it gets murky.
Someone escalated it to a physical confrontation, it could just as easily have been either person... it's fairly clear from the forensic evidence and conflicting witness accounts that at one point in the fight Martin was on top of Zimmerman and kicking his ***... and then Zimmerman shot Martin. So in essence the only part of the story that is both important and debatable is whether or not Martin went for his gun, or Zimmerman just drew and fired. I don't really see how there is any evidence either way making Zimmerman's account of that aspect likely or unlikely.
I do think a good chunk of the Zimmerman defenders/rage has to do with people who came into following this case with pre-conceived notions from the media... and then learned how much horse crap was involved in that early media reporting. And they now think that there is practically no case and shame on certain media outlets for trying to manufacture a race war for ratings with doctored/selective/misleading information.
Looting a house in Texas is quite hazardous for your health.
