Close Reading #1, Danbee Jeong

At the end of text, it says “Lawyers are arguing that his inaccurate statement was caused by fear, mistrust, and confusion.” However, a lot of people have questioned this saying. From the 11st paragraph to the 23th paragraph explains the moment and the situation of Martin’s death, and what makes the causation about his death.

At the paragraph 13th, when the dispatcher figured out if Zimmerman was following Martin, the dispatcher told Zimmerman “we don’t need you to do that.” Based on this paragraph, one situation can be imagined. What if Zimmerman did not follow him? If Zimmerman had not followed him, Zimmerman would not have met Martin, and eventually, Martin would not have been died.

After those paragraphs, the point of article moves from what happen at the moment to what Zimmerman explains in order to claim his innocence.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/18/justice/florida-teen-shooting-details/index.html