I have heard many say Zimmerman should have stayed in his ride (to prevent the whole thing) but following someone that seems suspicious is not A crime (TVM keeps walking, Zimmerman keeps following but doesn't engage, TVM walks into home residence and tells family / friends he's being followed) From another alternative point of view, Are the people in Florida so fearful / uncaring of their neighbor that if T.V.M. called 911 on his cell (Instant G.P.S. Location within 30 Meters or so) instead of chatting with the girl, and dropped his hoodie and knocked on A door with the lights on inside, of which there were many or yelled and asked for help with / from A stranger (Zimmerman) with 911 on the phone instead of confronting Zimmerman could the outcome have been altered by that alone? T.V.M's actions didn't seem to be that of A helpless teenage boy with skittles and ice tea that was paralyzed by fear. Sometimes actions predetermine the likely hood of an end result... (confrontation takes 2 to tango) Food for thought