The moment we've all been waiting for - pics of Zimmermans head wounds

[JoePhilly]

159. I think you are about right.

From what we know so far ...

Zimmerman wants to be in law enforcement. So he's regularly out patrolling the streets for bad guys. His intent is not to kill anyone, but to CATCH a criminal. Become a hero. And then maybe get into a real law enforcement role.

Meanwhile ... we have Martin. A bored kid. Goes to the store. Heads home.

Zimmerman sees Martin and follows him, assuming Martin is a thug of some kind. Martin sees Zimmerman and gets scared, calls the girlfriend and tells her some weird guy is following him.

Zimmerman has called the cops, who tell him to stand down. But he decides to continue to follow Martin. Martin tries to take a different path home, Zimmerman cuts him off and confronts Martin.

So now we have Martin, who thinks he's cornered a criminal thug, and Martin, a scared kid in what for him is an unfamiliar neighborhood.

Zimmerman tries to detain Martin. Tells him to sat y put until the police arrive. Martin says No. Starts to leave. Zimmerman grabs his arm ... Martin hits him. And it cascades from there.

Now I know some will question the last part of the above. But it makes total sense.

Zimmerman wants to CATCH a criminal. He's called the police. If they arrive and the thug is gone, he knows the cops will be ticked. And that's why he has to detain Martin. If Martin leaves, Zimmerman has nothing. He called the cops for basically no reason.

And that's his motive for trying to physically detain Martin. He doesn't want to shot him, he wants to CATCH him.

And so, Zimmerman tries to "hold" Martin ... maybe just grab his arm. Or maybe more. Maybe try to block his path. But keep him there.

Martin is scared. So he decides to defend himself. He fights back. Zimmerman gets scared, and shoots Martin.

Zimmerman didn't plan to kill Martin, but Zimmerman's actions cause the escalation of events, up to Zimmerman pulling the trigger.

Manslaughter.

Unless the police bungled things so badly that the evidence is such a mess that no jury can come to agreement.