Reuters did their research on George Zimmerman and they paint a highly sympathetic portrait of his life and motivations for confronting Trayvon Martin. In seeking out people who have known him over the years, they get a lot of positive reports. People who went to his church or worked with him or were helped by him have positive things to say. And, by detailing prior incidents that led up to the night of the attack, they give us a lot of context to consider. Of course, they didn’t talk to the police officer he shoved or the former girlfriend who got a restraining order slapped on him. They didn’t talk to neighbors who thought he was a little gung-ho. It was interesting that he first got a gun because of a pit bull that kept getting loose in the neighborhood. As a victim of a pit bull attack that hospitalized both my dog and me, gave me PTSD, recurring nightmares, and a sleep disorder, I can certainly sympathize.
Yet, the fact remains that George Zimmerman took an innocent life. The fact remains that the police didn’t properly investigate the incident. The fact remains that the prosecutor intervened for some unknown reason to prevent an arrest. We will have to let a jury sort it out.
