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I just get frustrated when the height issue is discussed on here and people claim a 7" height difference, or say Martin was 6'3" or 6'4" when the best evidence - a police report by someone who saw him, and an autopsy that measured him - puts him at 5'11" to 6'0".If somebody's beating your head against the concrete, they can do it just as well as a 6'0" well-formed 17-year-old youth. We don't need to resort to hyperbole.

Remember also that early on we were being told that Trayvon was a mere 140 lbs versus Zimmerman's 250 lbs. Then the forensic evidence shows the truth: 158 lbs for TM and 185-200 for GZ.

I think the reason why the height difference is important is that someone four inches shorter might have second thoughts starting a fight with someone 4 inches taller. And if he were to get into a fracas, the shorter person would be hard-pressed to land any punches. It's not just the height but the arms reach of a taller versus a shorter person.

I understand, UC. However, we were lied to early on about the weight difference between Zimmerman and Martin. That infuriates many of us on FR and should, and no doubt we've talked with acquaintances and tried to disabuse them of their notion that Zimmerman was a 250-pounder.

That's why I think it's important those searching for the truth not play the same game and claim Martin was 6'3" and 7" taller than Zimmerman; it's the weight exaggeration all over again, only this time favoring Zimmerman.

However, I do agree with you that, in my opinion, Zimmerman would probably be less likely to start a fight with a younger man 4" taller than him. Martin supporters are going to scream "but Zimmerman had a gun!", as if there's evidence that Zimmerman had it drawn and was pointing it at Martin.