Zimmerman verdict: Not Guilty.

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We don't know for sure what he was doing; Zimmerman claims he was looking into houses. What we do for a fact though, is that someone matching Treyvon's description was suspected of breaking into houses in the area. Zimmerman reported him based on this fact, as evidenced by the 911 call.

Which is where it should have stopped, especially after the voice on the other end of that 911 call told him not to pursue. Suspicion and conscientious reporting is one thing, but don't then escalate the situation against the express wishes of the people who actually know what they're doing.

Regardless of what was actually happening, all this could have been avoided if Zimmerman had just done what he was told.