I just can't believe Zimmerman was in fear of his life. That's my problem with accepting self-defense, and that for me is beyond a reasonable doubt. The bumps could have partly the shape of his head and there was still no bruising (interesting he has grown his hair now!), head wounds are vascualar so they bleed easily and yes he had a broken nose but that's it. He had no other bruises or injuries. That just can't constitute someone being in fear of his life.
Maybe in some ways my thinking is leftover from the JA case. However yes her case for self-defense was ridiculous, we (almost) all know that. And yes Zimmerman had *some* injuries but that's it....
I can't buy the self-defense and that's beyond a reasonable doubt for me which is why I think Zimmerman has to be guilty of something. Zimmerman was out to find Trayvon - he wasn't going to let this one get away IMO.
Btw, MOM's argument is better than the Bernie's IMO. Bernie was just too aggressive. I want Mantei to do rebuttal.
In any event, RIP Trayvon.
I couldn't agree more, except with regard to the Prosecution's closing argument. Bernie's folksy tone/attitude makes me far more comfortable than the Defense's entitled attitude.
To me, the notion that Trayvon was the "aggressor" in this situation is beyond unreasonable, and has certainly NOT been demonstrated by this Defense. In fact, the exact opposite has been proven well beyond any reasonable doubt, in my opinion.
I do hope and pray members of the Jury are not the utter fools the Defendant and his fancy Defense team seem to think they are, and will deliver the appropriate verdict of Murder 2, followed by the maximum sentence. This would, in my view, send the right message to folks out there that one cannot kill someone, a teenager at that for no reason, then cowardly lie about "self-defense". Enough with this garbage.
Justice for Trayvon, and may he indeed RIP. Hugs, prayers and support to the stoic Martin Family.