Why didn't even one neighbor come out and actually help Zimmerman? If someone had jumped on Trayvon, or if Trayvon had stopped when Goodman came out, maybe there would not have been a death.
But, now-days people are afraid to "get involved", and with this case you can see why. So much easier to keep your head down, and just keep doors locked even when there are 5 home break-ins in 3 months, including one when a woman was alone with her child. Several wives even told their husbands..."Don't go out there!"....not "our" problem.
Did Trayvon's dad tell him that there was a neighborhood watch in their community because of the rash of break-ins? It was a gated community....in an attempt to have better security and safety for the residents. BUT, obviously that was not working.
Zimmerman should have been more concerned for his own safety and not gotten out of his car, maybe the carry permit gave him a false sense of security. But, lack of good sense does NOT EQUAL EVIL, nor malicious intent. And if he did not have a gun...would Trayvon have stopped? 10-15 minutes later when the police got there? What would Zimmerman's condition have been then?
And Trayvon, could have simply ran home, with no confrontation, or opened a non-confrontation communication with Zimmerman, as "Do you work here", and not run.
Zimmerman had a history of non-confrontation and letting the police apprehend the people he had called on before (one being a person that WAS arrested for theft). That's probably why he did not verbally attempt to question Trayvon when he first saw him.
And what is DeeDee hiding? Some guilt? I am sure she knows exactly what happened, and that is why she ran and hid. Her "tell" is swinging her chest back and forth...rocking motion. She knew Trayvon was going to confront Zimmerman. And wanted no part of involvement knowing she would have to answer questions. Her "mumbling" on the stand speaks volumes.
A tragedy that transcends Zimmerman and Trayvon. With no easy answers.
Just one person's opinion.
