At no time is there any evidence that Zimmerman was attacked with anything except fists. Yet he decided to respond to fists with a gun. That is over the line
How many people die or are seriously injured from injuries sustained by another human being without a weapon? And if you are unconcious whats to prevent the attacker from locating a weapon such as a board, pipe etc and finishing you off? There are no rules and no refereesw in street fights in case you didnt know that. The winner decides when to quit beating the tar out of you and if he so desires will not quit until you are dead or someone stops him. Pleas for help went unanswered, what would you do? The pleas for help did not stop Martin, no one else stopped Martin, the bullet did.
fistfight deaths most by hitting head on concrete:
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/goodrich-308653-baird-victim.html
http://www.youtube.com/verify_age?next_url=/watch%3Fv%3DaLEBBJi-R9c
http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/fatal-fight-caught-on-tape-11445425
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/06/parma_man_dies_after_fighting.html
http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2010/10/kalamazoo_public_safety_invest.html
Zimmerman took a beating for 30 seconds to a minute. His story is that while shifting his body so the next head slam would be against grass, not pavement, his shirt lifted, exposing his gun to Martin. Martin then threatened Zimmerman with death, and attempted to take the firearm away.
When I was 16, I knew a guy named Jeff Moody. Good kid, talented as heck on a skateboard. He lived in a part of town that was infested with latino gangs called Kenner, Lousisana.
Apparently Jeff became interested in a female who also had the attention of a local gang banger.
One day, Jeff and this female were walking inside the Esplanade shopping mall when they were attacked by a group of gang members. One attacker took hold of Jeff and ran him head first into a support column.
From reports it was stated that the cracking of the skull was audible.
He was in a coma for 6 months before he died.