This killing began in the evening when GZ decided to go on "patrol" and put his gun on his hip. The neighborhood watch supervisory people asked that they NOT carry guns but GZ is a wannabe but failed police officer. Upon encountering TM he could have given him a shout in a friendly manner that he was with the neighborhood watch and could they talk for a minute. This is a well used procedure in those groups. If TM had run off he would then have called 911. He called 911 anyway but then quite obviously stated in words having profiling all through them that "these assholes always get away." He was told he didn't need to follow TM, "We don't need you to do that," but he did anyway.

From that point on there are witnesses with bits and pieces of uncertain knowledge on both sides but make no mistake, the fight started because GZ did not do what he was told and disobeyed the tenants of the neighborhood watch. There is no certain evidence as to which was on top when as they were probably both there at different points and the evidence supports that. GZ had very minor injuries and TM hands showed very little sign of being in a fight. A few minutes later TM was dead and GZ was alive and admitted freely that he shot TM.

If the prosecution had started with that simple narrative and ended with it as well, they would have won. GZ exercised his rights under the fifth amendment not to testify so we are left with several of his previously given statements which do not match and were never questioned as they could have been by the prosecution. Trayvon Martin cannot give us a statement. His rights mattered not at all to GZ and now Trayvon Martin has none.

Mark O'Meara is one helluva' fine attorney, the prosecution was less than stellar, and this killing happened because George Zimmerman left his home hoping to perhaps nab the people who had burglarized the neighborhood. He was hoping to be a big hero. He also put his gun on his hip.


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