re: George Zimmerman to auction off gun used to kill Treyvon Martin

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Yes there was physical evidence that he beat the shite out of Zimmerman

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Good. You accept this. I like the progress.

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but there is no way to tell that Zimmerman didn't engage the physical contact with Treyvon first.

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You're right, but of course there is no evidence he initiated such contact.

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All we know is that he says he didn't.

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AND, this is supported by at least absence of evidence to the contrary.

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If he did start the altercation

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he is responsible and is in fact a murder.

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Meh. He is at least guilty of manslaughter.

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and I'm sure he did

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And this is what? A "hunch"? "Instinct"? "Sixth sense"? Because there is no reliable evidence to support this.

Occam's Razor lays this out quickly - there is no question that Zimmerman was following Martin. He called 911 to report what he thought was suspicious behavior. He followed him as a concerned citizen (or busybody, depending on how you view it).

At some point, there was a verbal exchange. The way I believe it happened was more or less:

TM - "Dude? Why are you following me? Do you have a problem?"

GZ - "No. I don't have a problem."

TM - "Well, now you do." *PUNCHINTHEFACE*

Then it was most definitely on.