Zimmerman was on bottom in the fight according to Zimmerman, witnesses, and the evidence. He yelled for help, and I am sure was trying his hardest to escape. Thus when and if he felt his life was in danger he according to your own posting of the law had the right to defend his own life even if he started the fight.
Nope. A fist fight does not normally constitute the level of threat interpreted in the subject text. If TM had a brick, bat or 3 other assailants participating in the assault, a case for imminent danger of death or great bodily harm might pass muster. In that scenario, the instigator may be exonerated depending on extenuating circumstances.
So ... according to you .. I can be walking along minding my own business and some guy attacks me, not knowing that I have a gun...
According to you I couldn’t use it unless the guy had a brick, a bat, or 3 others with him?
When someone attacks you at night, you have to assume they have a weapon or intend to kill you, to assume otherwise would be a fatal mistake.
I'm 5' 10" and tip the scales at 260. A former weight lifter, I can tie most people into some fairly complicated knots with just my bare hands. Yes, I'm betting I could even do the "tear your arm off and beat you with it" thing to your average Joe citizen.
So yes, a fist fight can most certainly rise to the level or requiring deployment of a pistol in a self defense situation. Especially if you have some 6' + guy sitting on your chest beating your head into the sidewalk...