[nathanbedford]

Apparently they are going to try to counter the Zimmerman medical report with a new narrative that Zimmerman provoked Martin to attack first because Martin was in fear of his life because Zimmerman had a gun.Crump actually said Martin was “standing his ground” against a man with a gun.

Not privy to the presentation by attorney Crump yesterday I can only surmise that any "provoking" alleged was a pure invention. It could be that they intended the words to be literally true, that the mere possession of a gun is a "provocation" justifying an assault by Martin in which case the mere exercise of Second Amendment rights by Zimmerman somehow become distorted into a provocation.

Just as the dispatcher's adjuration that "we don't need you to do that" became a mandatory directive of the police the disobedience of which was itself a crime, or a provocation, or evidence of guilt of some kind.

As far as I know the public record remains absolutely bereft of any evidence of wrongdoing by Zimmerman whatsoever. Surmise and speculation are simply not evidence.

To the contrary, every bit of evidence placed before the public so far confirms zero Zimmerman's version and tends to exonerate him.

[longtermmemmory]

I am curious what the club house video showed.

also just because mere “words” were exchanged, that does not justify a beating.

This smacks of prosecutorial abuse of discretion. seems prosecutors have too much power in light of this case.