There is not one shred of evidence Zimmerman was defending himself

[TorchTheWitch]

119. well, that's where I have a problem

Were I o the jury I'd be wondering why the guy with the gun had such fear for his life. I would wonder why he would have allowed himself to be assaulted to such an extent that he feared for his life before pulling the gun. People that carry guns carry them to avoid such situations. It's why they have them. It was what gave Zimmerman the courage to get out of his car and pursue Martin in the first place. That gun made him feel that there was no danger to him whatsoever. At the time Z and M encountered each other the very moment that Z would have felt in danger he would have either displayed the gun to thwart any perceived danger or even drawn it out and pointed it at the source of the perceived danger. People that carry guns use them not necessarily to shoot someone with but to brandish or display to eliminate any danger to themselves. It is not believable that the person with the gun the presence of which was what gave Z the courage to get out of his car and pursue this person that we know he perceived as a bad person, a "fucking thug" that he thinks has something to do with previous robberies in his neighborhood.

The injuries that I see on Z don't correlate to how he claims they occurred. Aside from the blood, he hardly looks injured at all from the photos of him at the police station mere hours later. I just don't believe that those two bitty little cuts on the back of his head came from his head being repeatedly smashed on concrete. I don't believe the fight that occurred whoever started it was anywhere near the sidewalk given where Martin's body came to rest. I do believe that those tiny little abrasions came from the two of the tussling around on the ground. They simply do not correspond to having one's head smashed repeatedly into concrete. So, I think Z is full of shit. And after seeing his re-enactment video with the police there are so many major inconsistencies in his story from evidence already presented that I have to wonder why in the world the defense wanted this in the public eye in the first place.

I believe that from Z's own words and actions that are not disputed that M was afraid of this guy that was following him in his car and then running after him on foot, and that when they encountered each other M was not the aggressor - all along it had been Z that was the aggressor, so I don't believe that M who was afraid of this creepy guy and ran away from him would for no reason circle back and confront him and certainly not ambush him as that would be a total reversal of what it is clear he was feeling - fear of him.