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Originally Posted by Rochard
I believe Martin was on Zimmerman, and I believe Zimmerman was yelling for help. At that point, Zimmerman was defending himself.
But I question everything that lead up to that moment. I find it hard to believe that Zimmerman pulled a firearm out from behind him while on his back being beat; I think Zimmerman had the gun out prior to the first strike.
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That's very much possible and probable. I think I mentioned that before. Instead of reaching for his cell phone he could have been reaching for his gun. Most experienced gun owners would do that in fact. They would have it ready to go as soon as danger is identified. If you were being chased by someone you thought was a criminal who is messed up and on drugs you would have that gun ready. You wouldn't stand at close range and pull out your cell phone. GZ did that before but the difference was that he had his windows up and the doors locked. GZ was the paranoid and cautious type.
The trouble is TM can't tell us his side of the story because GZ shot him. All we have for this portion is GZ's story. And the burden of proof is on the prosecution. That's tough to pull off with no witnesses but GZ. I did read one old story claim that a witness saw two figures running and one was being chased. But I don't think that came out in the trial, did it?