07-09-2013, 01:51 PM
(07-09-2013, 01:22 PM)BlueTiki Wrote: Perceived fear . . . not actual bruises . . . is the litmus test for use of deadly force.
One man's alleged beating is another's slap and tickle.
Yep, and the defense was smart in focusing a good several minutes of its opening statement on how George Zimmerman was "soft" and a "crappy fighter" (para).
Yesterday, the defense spent a good long time with the owner of Zimmerman's gym, prompting him to essentially describe, confirm, and reconfirm what a pussy George Zimmerman was ("though he tried really hard").
The defense is attempting to demonstrate that even though Zimmerman didn't fight back and wasn't gravely injured (even according to today's defense forensic evidence expert) when he shot and killed Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman made every reasonable attempt to escape the situation and was reasonably in fear of great bodily harm or death; the legal burden for self defense.
Zimmerman's actions were "reasonable" because he was so very physically weak and incompetent in his ability to defend himself, according to the defense.
Whether we like it or not (and I don't), that's how the law works.
IMO.