However when you call a 911 operator - what you say to them and how you respond to their directives - will be relevant to a determination of whether you acted in self-defense or committed a murder. The 911 operator's directive - the 911 operator is a municipal employee and must, specifically, be trained under Florida law - is a reminder that, under the law, you have no authority to "pursue" a "suspect" when you are in no way, shape, or form, a law enforcement officer. When you are told you are not to pursue - and you disregard that directive - it is evidence that you intentionally disregarded the law that states that only law enforcement authorities can pursue, question, or apprehend.
There was a similar cast in Texas - where Mr. Horn pursued two men and shot them, despite the fact that he was told not to do so and that he was under no physical threat from the men.
Horn was found not guilty - by a Texas jury - but we shall see in this case.
I give Zimmerman 2 years tops before someone bust a cap in him. This will not end well for him and will serve as a reminder that you can't just shoot people because you feel like it.
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