The media and the race-baiters convinced a lot of people that it was an open-and-shut case against Zimmerman,
Actually I see many similarities. Here are a few.
Ex-cop / neighborhood watchman
Legal concealed carry
Older trigger-happy man shoots young, innocent man
A dark environment making it hard for witnesses to see all of what happened.
Both the victim and the shooter had a right to be where they were
Both victims were texting before the altercation
A single shot fired with a claim of self-defense
The victim was unarmed but used objects at hand as weapons
The shot was fired at point blank range
The victim dies immediately without making a statement
Defendant claims that he was attacked by the victim
It's in Florida and Stand Your Ground may be at issue
The media (at least CNN) omits completely that the victim attacked the shooter
The defendant attempted to involve authorities to address the initial situation
The shooter broke contact with the victim to involve authorities and contact was re-established leading to the shooting
"The victim was unarmed but used objects at hand as weapons”
-Unlike Zimmerman, there were no injuries of any kind on the shooter. He has no corroboration that he was struck by anything. The witnesses say they saw popcorn, about the same time they heard the gunshot. There wasn't any screams for help, and Mr Oulson wasn't seen hitting Reeves. In fact, he collapsed on the person sitting right next to him.
“The victim dies immediately without making a statement.”
- Mrs. Oulson was shot through the hand. That makes her a shooting victim also. She is alive and well, albeit without a left ring finger now. I suspect she will be a chief prosecution witness, and will be making a very damning statement against this idiot, Curtis Reeves.
One other huge dissimilarity:
Zimmerman called the cops. He was returning to his vehicle when he was jumped from behind. Reeves went to complain to the management, he didn’t call for the police. Then he went and sat right back down and with gun in hand engaged in a confrontation about Mr. Oulson texting. Logic would indicate he was ready to pull his gun, and did so, after he was hit by popcorn. Now, he might have been able to make the case for second degree assault, if he hadn’t shot both Mr and Mrs Oulson. But the Idea that popcorn is a “weapon” is pretty laughable.
-what are his injuries? It’s not going to fly in court.