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In reply to the discussion: But Who STARTED The Altercation Between Martin and Zimmerman? [View all]Threedifferentones
(1,070 posts)still be alive today if Zimmerman had taken the advice of the 911 operator and not pursued an innocent kid?
The prosecution has nothing to prove except that it was not self defense. That seems pretty easy, because Zimmerman picked the fight. How can you claim defense when you are acting aggressively?
Zimmerman approached Martin in a way that was obviously going to result in a confrontation. Martin "stood his ground," as he had every right to do. Then, when Zimmerman realized he was not going to be able to defeat the "punk" he had accosted in a dark area at night, he ended the fight with the gun he had brought explicitly for the purpose of shooting any "punks" he could not control with his MMA moves.
I understand that the defense lawyers will use all these days of evidence to try and muddy this simple and obviously correct narrative. The fact that there seem to be no reliable witnesses will certainly make the defense's task easier. But ultimately Zimmerman accosted an innocent person at night and that is not self defense no matter how you look at it.