He had a gun, would you fear or our life when you knew you had a gun on your person?
A gun isn't a magic amulet that takes away the ability of an attacker that is sitting on you and pounding your head into concrete from being able to injure and/or kill you.
Didn't Trayvon have a right to protect himself? He didn't know Zimmerman from Adm and Zimmerman was stalking him.
Not by initiating an attack. (I'm not saying that is what he did, I don't know as I wasn't there, I'm just saying that even if you are being followed, attacking the person is not an okay option.)
You don't bring a gun to a fist fight.
Apparently, from the testimony, Zimmerman only brought the gun in when there was no other option. It wasn't like he was marching around swinging the gun all over Terminator-style.
Facts don't match Zimmerman's story, no blood on Trayvon's hands, how can you cover a persons mouth, who has a bloody nose and not get blood on your hands.
According to expert testimony, if Zimmerman was on his back the blood would go into his throat, chocking him, rather than flow out of the nose and onto Martin's hands.
The fact was he was following Trayvon, with a gun on his person.
It is why following his case, I would vote for manslaughter.
The fact was the 911 operator told him to track him, and when he was later asked if he was following him he was told that they didn't need to follow him said, "Okay." At that point we don't know if he continued to follow him, but all testimony says that he did not.
From the testimony I've read, reasonable doubt can be found in who actually initiated the fight. We have no witness other than George Zimmerman, and truly only he can know. If you believe that you can simply say, "But he was 17!" and that be enough to convict, then you should never be allowed on a Jury. We need beyond a reasonable doubt, and this case has a handful of doubt.
I personally would not vote for manslaughter, and certainly not Murder 2...
