Since I posted this, I’ve come on more information posted here on FR that shows we FReepers are a lot better journalists than, among others, “the journalists at Fox News,” as self-described by Shepard Smith. It turns out there are one or more independent witnesses who corroborate Zimmerman’s testimony that Martin attacked Zimmerman after Zimmerman dropped off his pursuit of Martin. Please see:
http://www.wesh.com/r-video/30696935/detail.html
It always helps to get the whole story before jumping to conclusions.
Now it looks like this started with Zimmerman following Martin and then getting out of his truck to have some type of ill-advised personal interaction with Martin. Then, for one reson or another, Zimmerman chose to break off the contact. Martin, however, being s somewhat high-strung, athletic young man, decided to get even with Zimmerman for being hassled, jumped Zimmerman, got him down, and started beating Zimmerman. At that point Zimmerman, being beaten by this large, powerful football player, legitimately feared suffering death or great bodily harm and legally shot Martin.
From what I’ve read, your account seems the most likely.
Good summary.
Zimmerman probably started the trouble. Somewhere along the way, he became the one in danger.
Eventually he was using self-defense. Though the fact (if it’s a fact) that he initiated contact, armed, is not a point in his favor.
He does seem to meet the criteria toward the end of the altercation, to have been in real fear for his life.
At that time - once the larger Martin had Zimmerman on the ground pounding his head by some accounts, one or the other of the two was probably not going home that day.
I’m no lawyer, so I’ll not pretend to opine as to what crimes may have been committed.
However clearly the story is being wildly spun in the media.
Assumes facts not in evidence.
Funny that your next paragraph has enough 'conclusions' to close the case.
I get it, you've decided that you know what happened. Fair enough.
Just don't act like you are being open minded.