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You have no idea Zimmerman was "hunting him" that is pathetic.
And we do know TM was a punk kid with a back ground of no good. Suspended from school, hi like obama on the shrooms, involved in fighting, wanting to buy a gun, gang connections, stolen property in his possssion, yeah the KID WAS and the only reason the judge won't allow the jury to know he was a PUNK is because there is no way Zimmerman could have known.
Even if you are right. First of all, the operative word here is KID. Almost all 17yr old boys are punks that doesn't mean they are criminals or any real threat. Zimmerman made an assumption about the threat posed based on what?? He didn't know this child. The only thing he had to go on was what he looked like. The question isn't whether or not Trayvon was the ideal teen. Even if Zimmerman had reason to suspect him of something he overreacted and his overreaction resulted in the death of a 17yr old boy. We penalize people all the time for acting irresponsibly especially if it brings these results. It was irresponsible of Zimmerman, with a loaded gun in your hand you better be able to temper your reactions to events. I don't believe he set out to kill Trayvon but we both know he did and like a drunk driver he deserves to be penalized.