By not watching? Neighborhood Watch isn't supposed to be a command center operation. It's supposed to be simply an observe and report function, which is exactly what George was doing that night. Backup is kind of hard to do if nobody else volunteers. Besides, he can't effectively be in contact with any kind of backup while talking to police dispatch anyway, since any citizen connectivity would most likely be via cell phone rather than via radio. Neighborhood Watch programs rarely have anything like a budget that would allow them to but radios. The only thing he could have done differently is choosing not to observe. It's real easy to sit here after the fact and say that's what he should have done, but probably well over 90% of the people here never would have anticipated a confrontation like the one that occurred. The people here are more tactically aware than most average citizens, yet those among our ranks still get surprised just as Zimmerman did. The biggest advantage our tactical awareness gives us is in being prepared for such confrontations, both mentally and physically (the gun). It doesn't give us ESP or clairvoyance that allows us to see who's hiding behind that bush around the corner, even though so many people seem to think George Zimmerman should have anticipated it. Be careful the unusually high standards you set for others, lest those same standards be used on you someday.
