He may have been on top, but GZ could have been the one who started the fight, then gets his a$$ kicked and claims self defense. If he started it, and no one really knows, then the self defense goes out the window. GZ knew to not confront or follow TM.. again TM RAN, TWICE, in GZ own words and GZ followed him, IN GZ own words, what makes you think GZ isn't the one who started the fight? That is easy to leave out of a police report if you are going to claim self defense. People are saying the GZ is telling the truth and the evidence shows it, however, do you really thing GZ is going to say he was the one who started this? NO!
The statute states it doesn't matter who started the altercation.
I have posted this before and the witness Alexis Carter clarified this in his testimony this morning.
Again,
From Florida law:
776.041 Use of force by aggressor. —The justification described in the preceding sections of this chapter is not available to a person who:
(1)Is attempting to commit, committing, or escaping after the commission of, a forcible felony; or
(2)Initially provokes the use of force against himself or herself, unless:
(a)Such force is so great that the person reasonably believes that he or she is in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm and that he or she has exhausted every reasonable means to escape such danger other than the use of force which is likely to cause death or great bodily harm to the assailant;
or
(b)In good faith, the person withdraws from physical contact with the assailant and indicates clearly to the assailant that he or she desires to withdraw and terminate the use of force, but the assailant continues or resumes the use of force.
http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2011/776.041
If Trayvon had Zimmerman pinned down the entire time as J. Good testified and was beating his a$$ and Zimmerman was yelling for help and none came, then use of deadly force was met by Florida law.
He didn't even have to believe he was going to die according to the law. He just had to believe he was going to suffer "great bodily harm".
And this is even if he provoked the aggression towards himself.
That is the law. Like it or not.