I rarely speak on political/religion/or hot topics. I just want to say this: There are no witnesses, there is a 911 tape where Zimmerman was told TO NOT FOLLOW the 17yr old young man. Treyvon lived in the neighborhood and was going to the store for candy and talking to the girlfriend on the phone. Zimmerman, after being told not to follow the young man BY THE POLICE, followed him anyway and ultimately ended up killing the young man. The young man did not have a violent hx, nor did he have a criminal record. Zimmerman had a 9mm gun and a criminal record - Walker had a bag of skittles and a can of pop.
I don't deny that Zimmerman had injuries, many people who are fighting for their lives leave injuries on the perpetrator, many cases are solved because of this.
A close family member of mine died a horrible death many years ago as did a dear friend, both were murdered, both left their perpetrators with injuries both perps were apprehended because of this.
There are two sides to every story; however, one side will never be told, the fact remains that Zimmerman at best should not have followed the young man, and the young man should be alive today, if the adult Zimmerman did as he was told by the police dispatcher.
By the way, I am the wife of a police officer, a military family and I have guns in my house, i support the NRA, and I am prepared to use a gun if I need to.
So theres my final view on this!!!
Heres some interesting reading as well.
What Everyone Should Know About Trayvon Martin (1995-2012) | ThinkProgress