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In reply to the discussion: On Zimmy's statement to the court [View all]magical thyme
(14,881 posts)and all the more likely that he had his gun drawn, or reached for his gun not cell phone like he claims. He likely anticipated that Trayvon was armed and behaved accordingly.
He also claimed under oath that Trayvon had him pinned to the ground and tried to smother him. (While he was screaming for help?)
And that he managed to scoot away and shoot him from a short distance (From flat on his back pinned down to scooting away? Really? I'd like to see him demonstrate that move...)
And of course, in his taped 911 call he described Trayvon as a teenager. It is only in hindsight, weeks later, that Trayvon suddenly appeared "slightly younger" than he is.
Media nonsense aside, I suspect his brief testimony opened more holes in the defense than anything in the prosecution.