cdunn
2nd Black Belt
Well, in his case, I'd have taken the advice his girlfriend was giving him...run! However, perhaps calling the police would've also been another option.
Agreed. This, IMO, is the #1 problem with the rent-a-cop, square badge jokers...they think they're cops, when they're really not.
This is where race starts to play a role, unfortunately. Running from this sort makes you look like you're in the process of commiting a crime. If - and we don't know this - Martin had reason to believe that Zimmerman was armed, or if Zimmerman was already brandishing or displaying his weapon, he may have believed that running would also get him shot. Zimmerman's weapon may have been concealed, he may have laid hands on Martin, before Martin (possibly) struck at him. We just don't know.