No, I don't believe he was "profiled" in any crimonal sense. I believed he was "watched"for good reason.
Yes, I would tell my son to do what GZ did. I really cannot understand where he did anything wrong...unless there is a witness that he threw the first punch. These two individuals should have been able to have exchaged wors without physical confrontation.
I think, according to the girlfriends testimony...that TM was at one point outside the place he was staying. He had an opportunity to go inside.
I think he was bored, peeved (for good reason) and he had a recent history of "problems." That is why he was THERE that night. Didn't his Mother say he was there so Dad could parent him after that third suspension in just months from his second school THAT YEAR? TM was a teenager, not a bad kid...but one with some issues . I think he did throw the first punch...and had GZ on the ground...and continued to pound GZ's head into the ground when he had a choice to also STOP. That is teenage hormones more than the drugs in his system.
But the presence of marijuana does have significance. An article today says the last suspension was for possessing amarijuana bag at school. To buy an illegal drug , one must do business with drug dealers. TM was breaking the law by buying from those profiting from illegal trade. His family would not want him having these associations. But...That is an insight into his teenage "risk-taking." So yes, I can see him risking a fight with this annoying guy who was watching him...instead of just...going inside.
Inn my heart of hearts, I think this was just a tragedy. NO one should have died. And no one needs to be persecuted by media, politicans, or Hate Groups ALLOWED to issue death rewards for MURDER.
And no one should be prosecuted for stopping their own savage beating...or watching someone who unfortunately fit the description of those most frequently committing crimes in that neighborhood.