If you're going to do a Zimmerman, film yourself

I don't really have anything else to add.  My reasoning goes like this:

1. The media hates guns, and anyone who uses or carries one.  They'll try to take you down just for that.  This may in fact explain 100% of their attitude to Zimmerman.
2. The Media lies, especially about things that they hate (see #1).  They will do a Zimmerman on you, i.e. edit 911 calls and refuse to report your side of the matter.
3. Everyone already hates the Media.  Having a video record of the situation will let you release video for jurors and (more importantly) the public (via Youtube).  Who you gonna believe, the lying Media or your own eyes.

There's a selection of wearable video recorders.  I'd look for one that streams the video to somewhere in the Cloud, so that the Po-Po can't delete it.

Of course, if you're filming yourself, make sure you don't break any laws.  Duh.  But if you do this, you'll cool the Media's jets just by your lawyer announcing that video of the entire episode exists and anyone in the Media who doctors the recorded evidence will be sued for everything that they're worth.

When the existing institutions are corrupt, transparency is your friend.  Because I reject the "you're an idiot to get out of the car" argument.  This sums it up:

Everybody keeps calling George Zimmerman an idiot for getting out of his truck and thus causing what followed. It was a benign decision spurned on by a dispatcher's request for information. So can we stop?

Or do I get to tell rape victims they shouldn't have dressed that way, or walked down that street, or been out that late?

And this explains a lot, really:

Anyone see any riots?

I haven't seen or heard of anything around here, but I live in "flyover" country.

We don't riot 'til the bacon runs out, bitches.
Then you better lock up your hogs and load up your guns.

You should check out the cocktailblogging out over at that link.  Me, I recommend drinking heavily and enjoying the decline.