Who is questioning that Zimmerman thought Trayvon may have been a criminal? That isn't an issue in this case. The facts that are of utmost importance are those related to the altercation that ensued. Hence, my repeated comments regarding the elements of the statutes involved.
The fact that Trayvon was "unarmed" and "innocent" does not matter considering the statutes involved. Before you repeat this imbecilic news talking point, let me help you: You can legally shoot an unarmed, innocent person depending on the facts involved...just like you can legally shoot someone who is armed depending on the facts involved.
You are assuming Zimmerman "provoked the physical confrontation" simply because he was following a suspicious person while talking to a 911 dispatcher about the suspicious person. To reiterate, you are assuming he "provoked the physical confrontation." Zimmerman says otherwise. Moreover, if I was following you and you noticed...you may confront me. No? Illogical to you? Can you physically attack me under Florida law because I was following you for the first time while talking to a 911 dispatcher?
Again, he was speaking to a 911 dispatcher on the phone. There was no police officer on scene or on the phone giving him orders to adhere to. Additionally, the issue here is whether the killing was justifiable, NOT whether it could have been avoided. ALL killings could have been avoided. Whether the killing could have been avoided is not at issue here. Again, the issue is whether the killing was justifiable.
Witness number six saw Trayvon on top of Zimmerman while on the ground before the shooting. Also, look at the medical report about Zimmerman and Trayvon's autopsy report that I discuss in my final paragraph.
Late teens = 19.
Zimmerman = 28. A little bit younger = 23-26?
You are suggesting that Zimmerman's conflicting comments as to whether Trayvon was 19 or 25ish...will deem him "unreliable" and a "proven liar" to a jury?
According to the medical report, Zimmerman was diagnosed with a "closed fracture" of his nose, a pair of black eyes, a swollen lip and cheek, two lacerations to the back of his head, and a minor back injury. The autopsy report shows that Trayvon suffered injuries to his knuckles, his hands were bloody from the skin being broken. Moreover, there was THC in his system. THESE are the facts that matter.
tbh i think you are living in cloud cuckoo land.
i am not assuming anything , i am telling you that the facts i have stated will all be used by the prosecution to paint the picture of a man who had pre decided 100% that trayvon was a bad guy, referring to him as an ahole etc...and he was intent on making sure this kid did not get away.
and lets look at the who "provoked" the confrontation. ok if i follow someone in the dark of night, run when they run, do you think they have reasonable grounds to think i want a physical confrontation? are they likely to think i just fancy a chat? at the very least they are going to think i want to bum them!
so even if they decide to turn around and strike first whether or not they should react like that does not change the fact that it was me that provoked that physical confrontation. and even in florida law if it can be established that the defendant provoked the confrontation his rights of self defence are significantly diminished. in those instances the provoker is obligated to exhaust all avenues of retreat/escape...
i personally think with just the evidence in the public domain it is very possible that the prosecution will be able to convince a jury that zimmerman provoked the confrontation, in which case his defence will be even more precarious.
the age thing you are just clutching at straws , he initially said late teens(recorded) changed to i thought he was just a bit younger than me(he is 28)...whichever way you try to spin this, any reasonable person will see this as he changed his story, not exactly significant detail but if he tells lies about such trivia details...how can you rely on anything he says?
and there a few other parts of his story he has changed , he initially said he was running later changed to he was "skipping"...there are others too.
the medical report looks like a crock of cack tbh. a "compound fracture to the nose", diagnosed without an xray? a swollen lip and 2 black eyes?...lip does not look swollen and no black eyes in the pics i'm afraid? don't forget the jury will see those pics as well as hearing the medical report...they each tell a different story.
be objective for a minute here, if someone showed you those pics of zimmerman and you knew nothing about the case. would you think it more likely he had been in a minor physical altercation or on the receiving end of a savage beating in which he feared for his life? honest answer...