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Originally Posted by kane
What specific evidence other than what Zimmerman has said shows that Martin started the fight?
I don't doubt that Zimmerman was losing the fight, but to me that is not the point. The point is who started it. Zimmerman was off the phone with the police and supposedly on his way to meet the police when the fight started.
I have said all along the case really will come down to how believable Zimmerman is. If the jury thinks he started the fight he screwed. If they don't think he started the fight he will likely be found innocent.
I feel like if you start a fight, the find yourself losing and kill the person you are in the fight with your ass goes to jail for a long time.
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You're right. That's the only point that matters. I've been saying that from the start. Following Martin and all the other crap has no real bearing on the shooting itself. All that matters is the moment the trigger was pulled and whether or not the use of deadly force was justified in that moment. All the testimony is to simply paint a picture of what that final moment might have looked like but the obvious truth is that no one will know for sure.
The majority of the evidence is circumstantial and the jury has to weigh in and make a call. His girlfriend was laughable as a witness and she was a pretty important witness. She admitted to lying, she claimed she couldn't read cursive (and thus the written statement she signed), she was trying to explain that "creepy ass cracker" wasn't offensive in any way, she's 19 and a junior in high school. etc etc etc. Very bizarre. Remember though that its the prosecutors responsibility to PROVE he committed 2nd degree murder. As you're aware... it does not appear to be any easier to prove that, than to prove Zimmerman was right in the shooting and the prosecutor hasn't done a whole lot to help his case so far.
BTW.... Zimmerman himself doesn't need to be credible. He's given 3 recorded statements voluntarily to police. He will never take the stand. At best, his past 911 calls will be admitted to evidence (i think that's happened already)... and they are all basically him being a very meek, calm person just as he is with this one. Not a violent killer looking to kill people.