The Zimmerman verdict was just.

You are very welcome Rayne. Now I will rebutt your points. No new arguments in the last round, just like any other debate.1. False accustion of circular logic. With what I had to work with, which was this, it was not a false accusation."Regardless of the Dispatch's position as a civilian, it is extremely doubtful that reasonable caution was enacted, since Zimmerman's actions followed the legal definition of culpable negligence."The definition of culpable negligence is not using reasonable caution. The only reasoning you gave was that reasonable caution was not enacted because his actions fit the definition of culpable negligence. Now that you have clarified further, it is obvious that you are not committing a fallacy. Thank you for further explaining. As for the neighborhood watch handbook, it says don't attempt to apprehend the suspect. It says nothing about following the suspect to keep track of him for law enforcement.2. Culpable NegligenceBy the way, these are 8 points. There are two "v" points.i. George Zimmerman spots Trayvon MartinNothing unusual here, I'm sure my opponent agreesii. Zimmerman calls 911Again, nothing out of the ordinary. he is part of the neighborhood watch, and their was a string of robberies, and Trayvon was a stranger.iii. Dispatcher requests that Zimmerman not follow Martin and says that a law enforcement officer is already enroute.Nothing out of the ordinary here.iv. Zimmerman pursues Martin after ending callHe was trying to keep track of Martin so that he didn't get away. He was not attempting to engage physically. He did not anticipate a violent confrontation. This was not showing disreguard for his own life because he was not trying to pick a fight. All we know for sure is that Zimmerman was trying to keep track of Martin. We also know, from the 911 tape, that Trayvon started running as soon as he saw somebody in a car on a phone. Zimmerman was showing caution for the residents of the neighborhoods life by making sure he knew where the stranger was at all times. Trayvon was being paranoid and running away even before Zimmerman got out of the stationary car. v. Zimmerman confronts Martin and then gets engaged in a scuffleThis only shows disreguard for his own life if he hit first. We do not know who hit first, so we cannot assume George did. If Trayvon hit first, then George was showing reasonable caution for his own life. We just don't know, and thus, this point is irrelevant.vi. At one point during the scuffle Martin inlicts several injuries on Zimmermans headThis means that Zimmerman acted with reasonable concern for his own life because the scuffle was well under way before Zimmerman resorted to using a gun.vii. Zimmerman pulls out and shoots Martin with his Kel-Tec 9mm pistol at point blank rangeThis does not show that Zimmerman acted without reasonable caution for Trayvons life for one simple reason: He was showing reasonable caution for his own life. He legitimately believed that his life was in danger, and thus had the right under Florida state law to get rid of the threat. Zimmerman only shot Trayvon once, and did not realize that Trayvon was dead until he was told.3. One Shot"One shot to the chest is sufficient to kill someone in a span of a few minutes due to excessive blood loss. Since Zimmerman qualified for a concealed weapons permit it is natural to assume that Zimmerman understood the consequences and responsibilities of owning a sidearm."Zimmerman was being violently attacked. He was in an adrenaline induced state of Fight or Flight. The fight was still going on. The scuffle went on for a while before Zimmerman pulled the gun out. He did not conscencely decide to shoot Martin in the chest. He was aiming for the torso to stop the threat. The chest happens to be a big target which is likely to get hit if someone shoots randomly. He was showing reasonable caution of his own life and the life of his neighbors. Think about it. If this stranger runs away when he sees someone calling 911, is willing to pummel a man, and is about to run off to do god-knows-what, Zimmerman was showing reasonable caution of his and his neighbors lives, which trumps Trayvons. Also, you are instructed only to use your firearms in self defense. Zimmerman did just that. Conclusion:Zimmermans actiong showed caution for his life and his neighbors. He was protecting his neighborhood from what he legitimately believed to be a threatening stranger and only pulled the trigger when there was simply no other option. Zimmerman's actions were done in the heat of the moment when adrenaline was pumping through his veins, and he showed great remorse after he realized that Trayvon was dead. Simply put, Zimmerman is not guilty of manslaughter because he was protecting himself from being a victim of the very same crime he was accused of.