I wonder how their paths crossed...Trayvon was just in the mood to beat up random people and just happened to run up on zimmerman?
Im just not sure
Zimmerman thought the kid looked suspicious because he was sort of loitering and didn't look familiar. And after Martin was shot, none of the neighbors could identify him, so the fact he thought Martin looked out of place was correct.
No question Zimmerman was following him at some point. Martin didn't like that. That's why instead of running home, he confronted Zimmerman. If you look at the distance to where Martin started running and his dad's house, it was like running a 40. He could have run back and forth to that point about ten times. He didn't run home. If he had, he'd still be alive.
But at the end of the day, it doesn't matter who started the confrontation. You don't get to beat the crap out of someone, breaking their nose, slamming their head on the ground, without allowing the person getting pummeled to defend themselves by any means necessary. That's what self defense allowed Zimmerman to do.
And I'm sure you've been hit in the nose. You know exactly what that does to your eyes. I got hit once through my face mask and ran straight to the sidelines after the play, for one play, because I couldn't see. Watery eyes. Wore a shield after that. But if Zimmerman had the normal reaction to being punched in the nose, he is on his back, getting pummeled, and cannot see.
He was also yelling for help, saw the neighbor look at him, then go back in the house. That's when he shot the kid.
What else would you expect him to do in that situation? Get beaten into unconsciousness or death?