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In reply to the discussion: Post removed [View all]Lurks Often
(5,455 posts)testimony by the dispatcher stated it was said without anger and implied it was said in resignation that the people who were committing the crimes in the gated community always got away from the police. I believe it has been reported that there were some 400 calls to the local police regarding crimes or other suspicious activity in the space of 1/1/11 to the time of the shooting approximately 14 months later.
Also relevant is the EMT report from that night which details Zimmerman's injuries to the head.
http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/sections/news/Zimmerman_Discovery.pdf Starting on page 183 I believe
In short I think the trial will boil down to two things:
Who PHYSICALLY assaulted the other first*
Did Zimmerman have reasonable fear of death or grave bodily harm (from having his head struck against the pavement **
*While some have speculated that Zimmerman brandished the gun and threatened Martin, there is no evidence that I have seen that supports that speculation
**Personally having my head struck against a hard object would put me in fear of "grave bodily harm or death"