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[Lurks Often]

72. My response was to post #9

In that Zimmerman was under no legal obligation under Florida law to listen to the dispatcher. And that the dispatcher testified on the stand that they can not order people to do anything as it would make the dispatcher, in his official role, liable for anything that person did or suffered.

The defense is not going for a SYG as a defense, but for the far simpler to prove Self Defense.
While this is oversimplification due to space, To prove that it wasn't self defense the State will need to prove that a) Zimmerman started the physical fight either by striking the first blow or that b) he brandished the gun and made threats and/or that c) no reasonable person would believe Zimmerman was NOT in fear of death or grave bodily harm when Zimmerman's head was being hit against the pavement.

For the State to prove a or b would probably require evidence not currently known to the media or the general public and proving c is an even greater reach as I find it difficult to believe that most people would not consider having their head struck against the pavement as something that could lead to grave bodily harm or death.