Zimmerman was on his phone when attacked.
Yea it was stupid to follow a suspect but he did. He then lost the suspect and was heading back to his vehicle. He was confronted and attacked. When he was on the ground getting his butt kicked he drew his weapon and fired once firing the fatal shot.
Zimmerman is Hispanic. He has black family members. He and his wife were in a big brother program to two black children.
Media is using this to stir up black voters for the presidential race. They need a motivated base and huge turn out. This is an excuse for $harpton to raise money as well.
No, Zimmerman was not on the phone when “attacked.” He had disconnected with the dispatcher and asked that the responding police officer call him when he arrived. No 911 recording from his phone during the actual fight exists, although you can hear him yelling for help and a shot on other people’s 911 calls.
Martin was on his phone while he was being followed (time confirmed by cell phone records.) According to the Martin family lawyer, (yes, this is hearsay) the girl Martin was talking to says that he said someone was following him, and that he was going to walk fast but not run, and then the phone call ended abruptly.
The question is not whether Zimmerman was losing in a fight with Martin. The question is who started that fight.
Of course the media and the left are milking this for all its worth but that doesn’t change the issues of whether Zimmerman started the fight and is legally culpable for Martin’s death, and whether the Sanford police did a proper, competent investigation into a homicide.