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In reply to the discussion: If Zimmerman was hurt so badly, why didn't he accept help when it was offered? [View all]yardwork
(63,416 posts)The witness testified that he ran up to Zimmerman, who was on top of Martin at the time, and said that he was going to call for help. Zimmerman responded something like "never mind that, just help me subdue this guy."
Think about that. If you had just felt obligated to shoot somebody because they were hurting you so badly that you felt that you had no choice, why wouldn't you gratefully accept the neighbor's offer of help?
If my head had just been slammed against a concrete sidewalk "dozens of times" and somebody rushed up to me saying that they were going to call the police I would say "Thank God. Yes, please call the police! This guy is trying to hurt me!" or more likely if I had just had my head slammed against the concrete "20 or 30 times" as Zimmerman told police, I would be unconscious.