A lot of mistakes were made that night -- by both - and the end result was tragic...
I wouldn't say that a lot of mistakes were made that night, but rather a lot of choices were made that unfortunately led to the tragic ending. The actions they both engaged in prior to the confrontation are "mistakes" only in hindsight, not at the time either of them engaged in them.
Based on all the the evidence that's known, there was only one real mistake made that night and that was the choice by Martin to confront Zimmerman, rather than continue on to his fathers house, which he had both the time and opportunity to do.
At the end of the day, we have a dead kid, who may or may not have had mischief on his mind
Personally, I don't believe that he did. I think his actions were just as his girlfriend (the girl he was on the phone with) stated, that he was in that yard, under a tree because it was raining... But that doesn't matter. Whether he did or did not have mischief on his mind, is totally irrelevant. The only thing that matters is the choice he made that night to confront Zimmerman, rather than continuing on to his fathers house.
and a wannabe cop that overstepped his authority.
I don't believe he overstepped any authority. He was very determined (again based on the evidence) to prevent any more homes from being broken into, but again whether that was or was not the case it's totally irrelevant. Nothing he did prior to the confrontation was illegal and nothing what so ever presented at trial indicated that his motives were nefarious.
We've learned that GZ is ****ing idiot.
Certainly his behavior after the trial might justify such an opinion, but nothing known about his behavior prior to, or leading up to that incident would.
What or who Martin was is still an uncertainty.
Uncertain, yes... But there were plenty of facts uncovered through his social media pages and prior incidents at his school, indicating that the path he was on, was not a positive one... Again, whether he was a "thug" or an "angel" prior to the confrontation that night is irrelevant, which is why when discussing this case you won't see me applying labels to either of them.
The only things that matters when it comes to discussing the death of Trayvon Martin, are the specific events that took place that night from the time Zimmerman saw him, until the time he was shot and killed. Based on all the evidence known through witness testimony, crime scene and forensic evidence, and what was determined through multiple investigations by local, state and federal authorities, the shooting of Trayvon Martin was a legal act of self defense... A determination that after watching every single day of that trial, I completely agree with.
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