I am wondering why the shooter had a gash in the back of his head and blood on his face, some can say blow back from the shooting But why the open wound on the back of his head ????
I've read (no cite, sorry) in several places that Zimmerman has told police he had turned and was walking back to his truck when Martin attacked him from behind. Perhaps Martin threw or slammed that can of tea into the back of Zimmerman's head from behind.
What we have is a kid that ran into an adult NUT case looking for trouble.
Stand your Ground also goes for the boy. The boy had every right to "Stand his Ground" as the male chasing him.
Stand your Ground applies if someone is physically threatening you. A resident questioning the presence of someone in their neighborhood who is acting suspicious is not a threat. Following someone to try to determine the motive for their suspicious behavior is not a threat.
Actually, based on what is being said about Zimmerman by friends and his attorney, as well as the records of his prior calls to the police since 2004 (not since last year, as the racists are claiming)...I think its very possible that this young man, who was not known to be a resident, was wandering around the complex in the middle of a rain storm at dusk, with his face obscured by a hoodie, which would make him look suspicious. Zimmerman, fed up with the crime in his neighborhood and tired of watching his community be robbed and the perps getting away with it because they aren't caught, was not going to let this this suspicious person out of his sight until the police got there to question him.
I also think there is a high probability that the kid has been raised to believe the hype of "don't let the white man take you down" (his parents certainly promote that hype), and got ticked that a white man would dare question his choice to wander around suspiciously. I think there is also a good chance that in his anger, he reacted by starting a physical altercation.
The boy had only his body and a can of ice tea to defend himself against a stranger armed with a gun that was larger in body build and acting NUTS. There may have been a struggle until the armed man shot him.
A can of tea can be a deadly weapon quite easily. And there are no indications that Martin even knew Zimmerman had a gun until the point in which Zimmerman pulled it out to use it. Also, Martin had the height advantage by about 6 inches and if you would take the time to look at a current picture of Zimmerman (not the 7 year old picture being used in the media), you'll see that Zimmerman is a much slighter man now.
This is murder, first degree as the shooter went after the boy against orders and when the boy Stood his Ground against this stranger was shot and killed. -------Premeditate as soon as the shooter left his car to hunt down the boy.
Not necessarily. There are absolutely no facts that support premeditation. Also, there were no "orders" for him not to follow Martin. A dispatcher said it wasn't necessary, however the dispatcher then agreed to have police call him when they got there, since he (Zimmerman) was on the move to keep sight of the suspicious person.
