Out of curiosity, is it possible the "Stand Your Ground" law could be applied from TM's side? Could Zim not be seen as the aggressor as he was the one who initiated pursuit? What authority did he have to pursue the young man? Does being a part of the neighborhood watch give you that authority? I mean, he wasn't a deputized officer of any kind, was he? Putting aside the race arguements, which may or may not be true, was Zim breaking the law in his pursuit? Also, in case anyone knows, are 911 dispatchers deputized in any way? If they tell you not to follow someone, and you do anyway, are you disobeying a lawful order?
I fail to understand why this is all based on race at the moment. Does it really matter? Anyway you look at it, a young man is dead because he was just trying to get home. I know race ramifications change the course of legal action(hate laws and such), but at this point, shouldn't the investigation be centered on proving his actions were illegal to begin with? If so, then you can pursue the race issue while establishing motive. It seems to me, the parents' outrage is more centered around the fact he's not in jail atm. Yes, Rev Al is there spewing his hate in their ears, but it all started over the simple fact he wasn't even arrested. And I can understand their outrage at that. To me, the whole "Stand Your Ground" arguement is weak. I understand the law when applied to finding yourself in imminent danger, but not when you put yourself in that danger. Seems to me TM was the one with the right to "Stand His Ground".