Here is a version of Zimmerman’s account that has surfaced on the net. Is it inconsistent with the 911 calls?
by andyinga March 13, 2012 3:22 PM EDT
This is not the real story. George called 911 to report a suspicious person. As he got off the phone the kid attacked him and started beating the crap out of him and slamming his head against the walkway. All the while saying “you’re gunna die tonight motherfxxxxx” George was screaming help when someone in a nearby apartment called 911 again. George’s shirt came up while the kid was beating him, revealing the gun that he is licensed to carry. The kid went for the gun and they struggled for it, George ended up shooting the kid and saving his own life. All these people on yahoo saying that he should be in jail when they don’t even know what happened. George is the brother-in-law of one of our good family friends, works with my parents, and is one of the nicest most gentle people you will ever meet. He’s completely devastated that this happened and has barely been functional from the guilt. No one shoots someone for no reason, and especially not George. And they need to stop pulling the race card, George is hispanic, not white.
If that is the shooter's statement then - guilty!!! He called the initial report from his car and was told not to intervene. The boy did not pull the guy out of his car. George's recorded statement about the "blank always get away" gives us his state of mind. The reports have the fight happening between the houses, one guy saying it was near his screened in patio. That means there was pursuit. I'd say it would be a righteous shoot if the KID shot the vigilante given the facts that have now surfaced. I'm pretty sure (albeit lacking my own voice analysis machine) and it is being consistently reported that the call for help is from the kid, not Zimmerman.
Look, we're only the court of public opinion and yes, the news outlets are making the most of this but with the time that has past and the raw evidence in the public domain, this appears to be one time where the cry of racism seems pretty clearly justified. I do not say that lightly.