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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Where did you hear this, I heard he was "self appointed".
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/us...ups.html?_r=2&
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/T...143579196.html
However, I should correct myself. There is no evidence of an election. He may have been appointed by the watch itself, but he was definitely the appointed head of that watch.
Various national neighborhood watch programs have spoken out about how Zimmerman's group was not registered with them. However, there's no such thing as an official neighborhood watch body. Also, as previously stated, the shooting occurred on private property. Assuming the strata okayed the patrols, Zimmerman would have been well within his rights to question strangers on the strata grounds.