Just a Little Speculation

The closing remarks in the George Zimmerman Murder trial began today.  State’s Attorney Bernie De La Rionda drew the responsibility to close, while John Guy drew rebuttal duties.  Anyone who has followed my narratives concerning this trial knows I have been uncomfortable with the bulk of effort put forth from the prosecution.  With the presentation of the prosecution's closing remarks, I am seeing a glimmer of hope in this case.

Noted below are some questions I have regarding this incident.  Most of which point to Mr. Zimmerman and indicate he is a liar. And although complete speculation, I have included some possible answers.  I was pleased to find that in Mr. De La Rionda's closing remarks, the prosecution apparently also shared these concerns. Please read and ponder with me.

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Why didn’t the defense team of Mark O’Mara and Don West want George Zimmerman to testify?  If he is innocent, surely his testimony would only help to clear him, right? I contend the defense team recognized there are major holes in their argument and knew Zimmerman would not stand up to cross examination.  Under intense scrutiny, the truth would come out and Zimmerman’s lies would have been pushed to the forefront.  He would have been proven a liar and guilty.

Since when is a defendant telling his story repeatedly to the police and his friends the equivalent of that defendant telling his story under oath and to a jury?  It isn’t.  Never has been and never will be.

Why is everyone assuming the story Zimmerman is telling is the truth? Doesn’t it stand to reason, Zimmerman would alter his story to suit his situation? One has to admit, one or two discrepancies would be easy for anyone to conceal.

Why are there so many inconsistencies in Zimmerman’s story?  I believe there are inconsistencies, not because "inconsistencies are to be expected" as Detective Chris Serino implies, but because George Zimmerman is lying.

Zimmerman told to the dispatcher “he’s (Trayvon) checking me out,” as Martin supposedly circled his vehicle.  Zimmerman also said Trayvon reached to his waist (as if he had a weapon).  If Zimmerman believed Trayvon had a weapon, why would he exit his vehicle with his firearm holstered?  I don’t believe he did. Zimmerman felt Trayvon’s motion to his waist was a threatening movement. Zimmerman was playing cop, therefore he drew his firearm and exited his vehicle. 

Why doesn’t anyone place any value in the testimony of Rachel Jeantel?  Is it because she was traumatized and a reluctant witness?  She not only lost a friend in Trayvon, she realized she was the last person to speak to him before his death. It seems to me, that this is more of a reason to listen to her.

Miss Jeantel testified she heard Trayvon say “Why are you following me for?” She then heard a heavy breathing man say, “What are you doing around here?” She then heard Trayvon say, “Let go.  Get off!” Then she heard scuffling and the call disconnected.  What occurred in this critical exchange is at the basis of this trial? 

Without identifying himself or stating his reasons for following Mr. Martin, I contend Mr. Zimmerman approached, questioned and possibly attempted to lay hands on Mr. Martin, perhaps only to restrain and detain until the police arrived. Remember Zimmerman was playing cop and these f—king punks always get away.  Martin, who was already leery of the unidentified “creepy ass cracker” that had been following him, would not have allowed this. Trayvon recoiled and shouted, “Let go.  Get off!”  Whether Zimmerman attempted to lay hands on him or not, wouldn't Trayvon have assumed a defensive posture?  I believe he would have fought back.  Anyone would have.

Why would Trayvon attack a grown man, 40 pounds heavier, that he had already run from?  Both Zimmerman and Miss Jeantel confirmed Trayvon had run from Zimmerman.  Trayvon attacked Zimmerman because Trayvon felt he had to defend himself.  Perhaps, he saw the gun as Zimmerman either reached for it or worse had it out and started to raise it.  At that point, Trayvon could have struck Zimmerman, the obviously heavier man and wrestled with him for control of the firearm.  I contend at this point, Trayvon Benjamin Martin began to scream for his life.  He screamed for help that sadly never came.

Here’s another point. Zimmerman said Martin jumped out of the bushes.  What bushes?  (He later changed it  to say that he jumped out of nowhere and attacked him.)  If it was Trayvon’s intention to attack Zimmerman, why didn’t he pick-up a weapon?  A stick, a rock, the soft drink can in his pocket, or anything heavy. Instead, the teenager allegedly attacked the heavier man while he was armed only with a bag of Skittles.

Zimmerman contends Martin repeatedly pounded his head against the ground and sidewalk. In the minds of many, this alleged “grounding and pounding” justified his shooting of Martin.  If this were true, why didn’t Zimmerman sustain more serious injuries? The two bumps and minor cuts do not support the repeated pounding allegation.  Zimmerman says there were 25 or more strikes to the concrete.  Not likely. I believe Zimmerman’s head made contact with the concrete as the two struggled for the weapon..

Also, Zimmerman never stated what he was doing while being allegedly pounded.  Is he really suggesting, he just laid there as Martin beat the crap out of him?  Why didn’t he mention defending himself? Why didn’t he have defensive wounds or bruises? If he did have them, he would have shown them to police investigators to better make his case against Martin. Could it be because he was busy wrestling for control of the gun and consequently received no defensive wounds, cuts or bruises?

These are only a few of the lies, half-truths, fabrications, and/or misleading remarks made by Mr. George Zimmerman.  It pleases me to know that Bernie De La Rionda and the state, as indicated by the closing remarks, also share many of these same concerns.

Since Zimmerman did not take the stand and testify on his own behalf, each of these shortcomings, and more, can be found in the various videos and recordings he made when detailing the events of February 26, 2012.  But don't take my word for it.  Do your own research! Everything is now a part of the public record and available to all via the internet.

Stay tuned. The defense's closing remarks and rebuttal will take place tomorrow.

I'm not hatin, I'm jus sayin...