Harrekin
Well-Known Member
Or Martin couldve just gone home instead of foolishly assaulting a man with a gun...Actually your dispatcher is trained to relay your message to the proper people. They are trained, but not highly trained professionals. They have as much authority as your average neighborhood watch person when it comes to giving orders. If you call your doctor and the answering service tells you what to do, you should take that advice with a grain of salt.
I would think if people had argued from the side of truth Zimm may have done time, but the lust for a murder charge doomed this case from the start. An adult spooked a kid, didn't identify himself while following, said kid decided to attack instead of run (he was 400 yds from his destination at the time of the call, you keep saying he tried to run away, when if he had, he would have been home in a minute) because he didn't know who the man was. Unknown man was getting his ass beat and shot said kid. Seems like negligent homicide was the logical argument, not murder or manslaughter.
Unfortunately, race baiting turned this case into a circus, well done.