Zimmerman's neighborhood was not part of the National Neighborhood Watch Organization. Zimmerman was acting on his own with obviously no understanding of the rules or recommendations of the organization, which is to NOT carry a gun and to NOT follow anyone.
How effective is a Neighborhood Watch team that summons the police only to tell the responding police that the team 'lost sight' of the suspicious character that concerned them? Maybe next time, after the next burglary, etc., etc.,? If such is the purpose, then the keyword “Watch” becomes a point of humorless irony, and such teams have no purpose.
The media's coverage of the trial will be a circus; hopefully, the verdict will be just. Originally Posted by I B Hankering
However, I fully agree with your second statement. I hope that the trial brings out as much evidence as possible and the verdict is made based on that evidenc.