How perceptive of you. English is my second language. Pidgin is my first.
I see. So it only takes "minimal force" to break a nose, but you're not saying Martin used "minimal force" to break Zimmerman's nose? Then what's the point of mentioning "minimal force" in the context of a broken nose?
And yes, I'm sure the jury will disregard the fact that his nose was actually broken, because someone might think it doesn't look broken in the picture of his warped bloody nose. Ridiculous.
I don't think Zimmerman had to be in "fear for his life." I think self defense only requires a reasonable belief that you will suffer serious injury. (I think.)
Insomnia medication?? Making him unhinged? Hilarious.
LOL I never said it takes "minimal force", I said it doesn't take a great deal of force to break the nose...
I don't think the jury will disregard the reported broken nose, but I doubt it will have that much bearing on their decision, as all it shows is that he took a blow/bump on the nose during a physical altercation(which no one disputes), they will see from the police pics that Zimmerman was not badly beaten.
The thing is, we know he was acting pretty recklessly in the run up to the shooting , following a complete stranger he was advised not to by the 911 dispatcher , showing verbal hostility to an unknown teenager...Why should a jury believe he had then reverted to acting reasonably at the time he shot Trayvon, especially when his injuries do not look to match up to his story that he was punched in the head more than 12 times and had his head repeatedly slammed off the curb.
When someone's head is smashed off the concrete you would usually expect stitches, at the least some head swelling, and there was neither in this case. Even his own private GP report the following day(that reported the broken nose) stated there was no sign of head trauma...After having head repeatedly bounced of the pavement? really?
The jury decision will ultimately depend on whether or not they think Zimmerman had reasonable grounds to fear he was in danger of imminent death or great bodily harm, and if they think he is lying about his account of events this will obviously severely impair his chances of getting off.
I think it's pretty much common knowledge that sleep deprivation has an adverse affect on behaviour and can severely impair a person's ability to think rationally and it wasn't only insomnia, he was also prescribed medication for some form of mental condition, attention deficit or something like that?
I'm not saying for certain this played any role, but it would possibly start to explain why he was acting so edgy and recklessly in the run up to the shooting.