If Zimmerman initiated a confrontation, even if Trayvon did react violently, I wouldn't consider him a thug. If Zimmerman caught him spraying graffiti, or breaking car windows, to me, that's thug-like behavior, although even that doesn't constitute shooting.

We do agree that Zimmerman acted foolishly. He's a young man, too, and his life is ruined over this as well. However, if he had heeded the advice of the police and just hung back and waited for them to arrive, what a difference a few minuted would have made!

This is tragic on so many levels.