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George Zimmerman, a crime watch captain, says he fatally shot Martin in self-defense. Sorry, I may have missed this somewhere, but in self-defence of what exactly? What did Trayvon Martin do to Zimmerman to justify self-defence?

Not to mention what the hell people in Zimmerman's position are doing with a gun. That's not to say shooting one's neighbours is not tempting at times.

“If prosecutors don't have the evidence to disprove the claim of self-defense, they won't be able to win.” What about evidence from the defence to prove it? Goddess help us.

“Even if you have suspicions about what motivated this, and you think there was a racial element and no justification for this shooting, the fact is he had no obligation to retreat under the law,” If he was genuinely afraid for his safety, common sense should've dictated retreat, which he was clearly able to do. There was a different agenda here.

"Stand your ground", "Duty to retreat" . The law is an (obstructive) ass.