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On 6/29/13 10:57 AM, Eisboch wrote:

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On 6/28/2013 3:22 PM, Eisboch wrote:

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The witness who testified this morning (Cook) said he was of the
opinion that the screams for help came from Zimmerman .... who was
on
his back with Martin on top. He admitted he can't be 100 percent
sure, but that was his impression.

He wasn't an audio expert, he was a neighbor clearly taking sides.

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Neighbor? Neighbor of whom? He testified he didn't know either
one
of the people involved. Who's *side* would he take?

So, in your mind, a witness to the altercation who is a stranger to
both parties, testifies under oath in a court room with
"embellishments" to favor the prosecution?

Are you so convinced that Zimmerman is guilty that the facts just
don't
matter?

He may still be found guilty. The prosecution is now focusing on
making a case that he (Zimmerman) was not in any "immediate danger".
That's why they are trying to show that his injuries did not cause
him
to be confused or incapacitated.

All Zimm needs to do is state that he perceived himself to be in
danger.
The extent of his injuries is irrelevant but do make a plausible case
for him being concerned for his safety.

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Yup, your right. I remember our safety instructor for the gun
classes telling us to never concede that you felt anything less than
in immanent danger of great bodily harm or death.

This is a very interesting and well conducted trial so far, IMO.
Both sides are doing their jobs and are seeking the truth. So far the
only major contradiction to what happened was by Martin's girlfriend
who's only access to what was going on was via a cell phone. She
wasn't there.

Not what the law experts on TV are saying this morning, but I'm sure
that rec.boats FOX watchers know more than they do! It IS interesting,
that's for sure. But Zimmerman needs to persuade the jury (if that is
the direction this is going) that he was in life-threatening danger. He
also needs to prove that he was NOT the aggressor, which may be pretty
hard seeing how he was following Martin to the point of Martin asking
him what and why he was doing what he was doing. Everyone seems to avoid
or not realize the fact that Martin had the right to defend himself in
when he perceived he was in danger as well!!!

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You have it backwards. Zimmerman doesn't have to prove anything. The
prosecution does and has to do so "beyond any reasonable doubt".

Have you read the transcripts of Zimmerman's interview with the police
following the incident? He may be lying .... or he may be telling the
truth.

In summary, here's Zimmerman's account of what happened as contained in
the first police interview:

In the interview, Zimmerman wasn't "following" anyone. He was in his
car, heading for the grocery store when he noticed Martin walking down a
street, appearing to be looking at the townhouses. Zimmerman pulled
over to the side of the road but remained sitting in his car and
witnessed Martin going between two of the townhouses.

Zimmerman called the non-emergency number at the police station to
report this. As he was doing so, Martin re-appeared and circled
Zimmerman's car. He then disappeared again between the townhouses. The
dispatcher asked Zimmerman for the street name and address and where
Martin went.
Zimmerman didn't know the address, so he exited his car to read a street
sign and to see if he could determine where Martin went. This is when
the dispatcher said, "We don't need you to do that" and told Zimmerman
that an officer was on his way. Zimmerman said, "Ok" and started to
return to his car. Martin suddenly appeared from some bushes and
challenged Zimmerman, asking him "What's your problem, homie?"
Zimmerman replied, "No problem" but was suddenly hit in the nose by
Martin, which knocked him down. Martin then proceeded to get on top of
Zimmerman and started to hit him in the face and bang his head on a
concrete walkway. At one point Zimmerman felt that Martin was going
for his gun and that's when he shot him.

It's not up to Zimmerman to prove that this is what happened. It's up
to the prosecution to prove that it didn't happen that way.

I wonder if Z will take the stand. Interesting that a neighborhood watch
guy in a very small neighborhood would not know the names of the streets
in that very small neighborhood.